Empty Apps folder.

[Hakume iFox]

Hi, so I realized that my Home Apps folder is completely empty.
Yet the Apps folder in the sidebar of the Finder window has everything.

Is this normal?
If it's not, how do I fix this?

Thanks in advance.

 

[msevild]

What exactly do you mean by home apps folder? the only application folder the system will ever create is inside the Macintosh HD. Any other ones might have been created by third party programs or whoever is using the computer.

 

[John Doe 57]

There are two Applications Folders on your mac. My Home Applications Folder contains 0 (zero) items. But my other Applications Folder which contains many items. This is completely normal.

 

[Neotyguy40]

It's for user vs. admin things.

If you want to have an application for all users on a computer, then put the application in the Mac HD > Applications folder. If you just want it for one single user (such as admin applications), then just put it in Home > Applications.

 

[soms]

Yea its kind of confusing for Mac switchers, I didn't figure it out until a couple months down the road

 

[jzuena]

Yea its kind of confusing for Mac switchers, I didn't figure it out until a couple months down the road

It must be really confusing because after 3.5 years I've never seen a Home > Applications folder. I'm with msevild, this folder can't be a standard one created by OS X, at least not on any machine that I've used.

 

[angelwatt]

One reason for a Applications folder in your home directory is that you installed CrossOver at some point.

 

[SpaceKitty]

I had this happen on my iMac last week. Force quit finder and then relaunch it.

 

[Hakume iFox]

One reason for a Applications folder in your home directory is that you installed CrossOver at some point.

Haha, spot on. I do in fact have CrossOver for TF2 . I just assumed the Apps folder in the Home directory was always there. x3

Thanks for the help guys. ^^

EDiT:
Oh, another sort-of on-topic question...
Say I remove the Apps folder in the Home directory, then for some reason I want it back and I make a new folder.
Is there a way for me to set the new Applications folder icon to the default with the engraved image?...