Don't look at me, I didn't make the folder. :) All I know is I have ~/applications and /applications, and they look remarkably similar. I come from windows, and am not too familiar with how multi-user systems work even there. So, are you saying I shouldn't have ~/applications at all? If I made another user account on this mac, would they have access to all my apps (just not my files) and vice versa? On Aug 1, 2012, at 4:19 PM, Chris Blouch <[email protected]> wrote:
> There normally isn't a ~/applications folder on OSX. All apps are shared > among all the accounts just like vi or ftp in a traditional unix setup. > Content and documents though are only stored in the user's folder such as in > documents, downloads or music. While having ~/Applications in a large shared > system might make some sense, it's just extra complexity for a single-user > system. > > CB > > On 7/29/12 9:24 AM, Alex Hall wrote: >> Hi all, >> I just noticed something odd. The /applications folder on my system has all >> my apps in it; that is, /applications seems to have the same items as >> ~/applications. I thought only ~/applications would have my apps, since >> /applications is (I assume) system-wide, for any user on the mac. I'm the >> only user, and an admin (well, super user in unix talk) but I still find it >> odd that my account's apps are in the /applications folder. Can >> anyone shed some light on this? >> >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >> [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
