Usersuser1desktop and then move than into usersuser2pictures. Change the name of your macos user account and home folder. How to move the mac downloads folder to icloud drive published on june 14, 2017 january 28, 2018 by axel segebrecht icloud drive is a space saver and handy tool to keep storage on your macbook optimised. As you might expect, folder permissions in mac os x lion control who can use a given folder or any disk or partition other than the startup disk. Create an additional user account with administrator privileges in. Open two windows in finder one where the folder is at in your user folder and then another to where you want it to be moved to. How do i move a pdf document from downloads to documents. Creating new folders, moving folders and subfolders, deleting a folder. Moving special folders to a dropbox or onedrive folder on windows is an easy process.
Select the home folder and drag it to its new destination on another drive. Moving an application out of the applications folder on mac os. How to move your mac user folder to a separate drive from the boot. To use, drag into the dock or finder toolbar, then drop files on the application icon to move them. Relocate the home folder to another drive or volume. Id be interested to see if you could create a new user using the mac os x multiple users utility i.
The following method allows you to download mac os x lion, mountain lion, and mavericks. You can set permissions for the folders owner, a subset of all the people who have accounts on the mac a group, or everyone who has the macs address, whether they have an account or not. Follow the steps given below to see how you can share files between os x lion and windows 7 computers make sure both. Learn how to move the home directory on a mac computer to another location using. To put things back the way they once were, follow chris breens advice.
Migration assistant copies all of your files to your new mac so that you dont have to copy your files manually if your files are currently on a windows pc, follow the pc migration steps instead if your new mac is using os x mountain lion v10. To temporarily reveal it, in finder, hold down the option key alt and select library from the go menu. A user s access to items on your local hard drive is entirely at your discretion. Does anyone know how i can move the download folder in mac os x lion. Select the items, then drag one of the items to the folder.
Simply, open its properties and move it to a new location. How to move the downloads folder in mountain lion to. To put a mac finder folder on the mac dock, just follow these steps. How to move your content to a new mac apple support. You can move mac os x lion files and folders around within a window to your hearts content as long as that window is set to icon view. I solved that problem by setting up an automator script to move everything from my downloads folder to my desktop. Id recommend robin williamss books i dont know if shes done one for snow leopard but any recent one will. If you have more permissions issues, you might want to make sure your user account is an admin account. I would like to move folders like pictures, documents, movies to a different from the default under the root of users home location, preferably into a subfolder under the same users home folder. Moving your macs home folder to a drive other than the startup drive can free up valuable space. Os x wont do that for us, its up to us to copy it to our new location. In fact, this is a great place to put shortcuts to your most commonly used mac folders. The name of your macos user account and the name of your home folder must both be the same. First, if you want to move a file back one folder in your navigation, just pick it up and hover over the back button in the upperleft corner of your finder window.
By default, the home folder for your os x account will be located in the users directory on your systems boot drive. You can drag the folder icon to the finder favorites bar for easier access in the future. Changing these names does not change or reset the password of your user account because doing this incorrectly could damage your account and prevent you from logging in, you should back up your important data before proceeding. Just simply hold the command key and drag the folder to the directory that you want it to be in via finder. How to set up and use folder actions on your mac macissues. I seem to recall such a proposed solution in the previous article that you linked to. How can i move the settings like customized menus, keyboard shortcuts, etc.
Left unchecked, your os x downloads folder can grow into a jungle. How to move the home directory on a mac to a different location. How to access downloads folder on mac from the dock. Mac os x, being a unix system, has the almighty root user. This installments question comes from doug larsen, who needs help sharing files between his and his wifes user accounts on their family mac. Move to is an applescript droplet that lets you quickly move files to another folder on your mac. Optional create a symlink to allow you to access your new downloads folder in the old location. Delete the current contents of the download folder, and then drag the folder from the dock. Using this method, my documents folder contains less than 200mb which for me is acceptable on my internal ssd. Lastly, we might want to tweak the setup a bit to make it look, as much as possible, as a regular installation. Afterward, well move the contents of our usersold folder into its new place.
Delete those when you add new cc or remove unwanted cc. How to move files between different user accounts in os x by shujaa imran jan 28, 2014 mac if you have setup different user accounts on your mac, you will know that each user account comes with its own settings and home folders, which can only. Start on the mac you want to move the keychain file from and hit commandshiftg to get the go to folder text field. If you rename, the old account appears as a separate user on your new mac, with a separate home folder and login. How to restore a deleted users home folder in mac os x duration. One of the hidden gems in os x is a scripting service called folder actions, where you can bind an applescript to run whenever the contents of a specified folder are changed. This is a quick tutorial how to set your mac to do the same. You cant move icons around in a mac os x lion window that is displayed in list, column, or cover flow view. It will be located on the right side of the dock near the trash can.
The user library has been hidden since mountain lion. I know how to move the users home folder after the system creates it, but would like to created by default on the data drive. Moving os x users to a separate partition lnx2macs blog. Mac os x movingchanging the users system folder to a different drive. File sharing mac os x lion and pc windows 7 mac os x. Move directories from primary os drive to secondary drive no terminal access commands needed.
Three ways to access the library folder on your mac. Move to a different drive use this method if you have already installed and want to move your installation or any of its folders to a different drive. How to transfer files between mac users folder super user. The library folder contains many of the resources that installed applications need to use, including application preferences, application support documents, plugin folders, and ever since os x lion, the files that describe the saved state of applications. Move the users folder to a new partition mac os x hints. How to move files and folders in mac os x lion dummies. Log in as the user whos folder we copied and as long as you see the desktop and all the files where they should be, youve done it.
Enter the path to the folder you want to access, for example usrdiscreet. How to move files between different user accounts in os x. How do i move the users folder to anothe apple community. If you transfer an account that has the same name as an account on your new mac, youre asked to rename the old account or replace the one on your new mac. How move settings from word 2008 to office 2016 version. Rightclick on the windows title and it will bring up the full path. Understanding mac os x lion folder permissions dummies. How to move the mac downloads folder to icloud drive. I used to be able to move a folder by just dragging it to the left margin of the list of existing folders.
Most of these folders and files are not there by default. On your mac, click the finder icon in the dock to open a finder window do any of the following. This guide will explain the function of folders and files found in the user folder. System prefsaccounts look at your account, should say admin under it. An ssd boot drive which currently houses your os and your user account. The process on mac os x is a bit more complicated, requiring you to first move your special folder to the cloud folder and then create a symbolic link from the new location to the old one. Default mac os x setting do not allows that, unless you. How to move special folders on os x to cloud storage.
Open the mac finder, and navigate to the folder you want to place on the dock. This feature can be exceptionally useful, not only for helping you organize files and folders, but also for helping you. People who share folders and drives in mac os x lion or your mac are users. This video will show you how to create a shortcut to a folder in the favorites section of the finder windows left sidebar. In this video, youll learn more about working with files and folders in mac os x mountain lion.
Click the folder, and drag it to the right side of the mac dock. If you want to move an app out of the applications folder, how you do so is easy. I think the ms user data folder is not placed in the library for historic reasons dating back to classic mac os. Purpose of the files and folders in the user folder. There is no hotkey combination to open the folder directly, so mousing and clicking is required. To confirm the home folder is in the new location, open a new finder window and go to your home folder. Just click and drag any files icon to its new location in the window.
Redownloading lion from app store again authored by. The first disk is the startup drive, the other three are simply empty, partitioned drives. How to view hidden system folders in mac os x smoke. The users folder is a toplevel folder that contains the home folder and personal files for each user on a mac. Move the downloads folder to your second drive, replacing data the name of my second drive with whatever yours is called. My wife and i sometimes want to share files with each other.
If you mess up 1, you wont be able to log in, and if you mess up 2, then you might be able to log in but will have other problems. How to move apps out of the applications folder in mac os x. Using the finder, navigate to your startup drives users folder. The windows migration assistant is a pc app that works with windows xp sp2, vista, 7 or 8 to move email, contacts, and calendar information. This will allow it to pop out of the containing folder and go to the new destination. Install in different folder or drive logos bible software. I have also down the same with the documents folder. Select go to folder under the finders go menu or simply press shiftoptiong from within the finder. The users library shows as a selection in the menu, and clicking it brings you to the correct folder. In the example above, john appleseed is a macos user account. However, for this article were focusing on moving from an older mac to another mac. Mac os x movingchanging the users system folder to a. Safely move keychain files from your old mac to a new one. Prepare a clean external drive at least 10 gb of storage.
How do i move the users folder to another disk i have a shiny new macpro, dual proc, with four, one tb hard drives in it, running os x server on mountain lion. Welcome to mac help, our new column focused on helping you, the reader, with troubles youre having on your mac. Move pictures, documents, movies etc folders ask different. How to automatically move downloaded files to your desktop. Copy the download folder as it is now to the second hard drive.