So when I say /Users/JSmith/Documents/, that means you double click hard drive, double click Users, Double click JSmith, and double click Documents folder to get there from Mac OS 9.

Unix defines directories and subdirectories by /es. We'll assume your user folder here on in your Users folder is your JSmith folder for example purposes only. So if you first setup your Mac OS X account on setup as JSmith, don't rename or move the JSmith folder from the Users folder. User folders must have their name maintained if you expect to be able to use X again. These are files that are otherwise invisible in Mac OS X and help Mac OS X manage the system itself.ĭon't delete or move mach files that appear when you double click the hard disk icon. DS_Store), should not be renamed or moved. Moving files in Mac OS X is not as simple as it was in Mac OS 9 days (prior to 2004, not to be confused with the 2013 released Mac OS X 10.9), and is different from Windows as well.īefore deleting or moving any files you are uncertain of, be sure to make at least two backups of your critical data.įiles with a period as a prefix (i.e.profile, and.