Well, that's interesting! So, if I make sure /applications has everything and I then go delete ~/applications, nothing horrible will happen? This also explains why dmg files that have an applications alias point to /applications; I always thought that was really odd, but now I see the logic. On Aug 2, 2012, at 12:02 AM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote:
> You are right. You should not have a ~/Applications folder. It is more or > less a waste of HD space. In fact, the MacOS preferes that all apps reside > in the Applications folder at the root of the HD. Some odd behaviours have > been reported when apps are located elsewhere. With respect to users > accessing the various apps, they would be totally usable by all users on your > computer unless you set things otherwise. If they are a Standard user as > opposed to an Admin user like yourself, they would not be able to delete any > of the apps either. > > Access to each others files and folders within your respective Home > Directories is restricted as well. That is, even as an Administrator, you > don't really have access to the other user's files unless you change their > password and login as them yourself. There are ways of gaining access > without doing something that drastic but I won't get into that here. > > Hope this is clear enough. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On 2012-08-01, at 9:36 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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. > > > -- > 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.
