Introduction to various folders in Mac system

Mac OS X, a UNIX core based system that enhances system stability, performance, and responsiveness. It provides unparalleled 2D, 3D and multimedia graphics performance, as well as extensive font support and integrated PDA capabilities, by giving full play to the dual-processor advantage of Chenduo processing technology. Mac OS X can support virtually all MacOS9 applications through the classic environment, and the intuitive Aqua user interface makes Mac Intosh's ease of use a whole new level.

Individual folders on the Mac hard drive

Turn on Macintosh HD you will find that there are four folders

There are-applications (applications), systems (System), users (user), Database (library). There are a number of folders in each of the four folders.

1.Applications: This, of course, is where all the software is stored.

2.System: Contains system software installed by Apple. This resource is necessary for the system to function properly and is located in the boot file

/system/library/cfmsupport CFM, Code Fragment Manager, is equivalent to a common library used by old Mac OS applications. To ensure consistency of the Mac OS environment. stored in the OS X is extremely important in the file Eucalyptus---carbonlib, is the implementation of charcoal software must not be owed to the file eucalyptus. There are also Discrecordinglib (CD/R-RW library), Opengllib (OpenGL), Stbclib (C language)

/system/library/dtds is used as a storage system for the various XML files Eucalyptus, and for its format definition of the file eucalyptus. The Mac OS X data form of the instrument, respectively, is managed by three eucalyptus, respectively, PROPERTYLIST.DTD, KEYBOARDLAYOUT.DTD and sdef.dtd in three stalls. And the DTD, the full name is the document Type Definition. In addition, the. plist file is also written by XML.

/system/library/extensions In fact this is used as a place to store hardware drivers, Apple does not say that the driver is driver, but called extension.

The main purpose of/system/library/filesystems is to store the data that the OS X corresponds to and supports in the file Eucalyptus format. Examples of the same standard AppleShare (Apple File Share standard), ISO 9660/FTP/HFS up to the network, such as samba, etc.

/system/library/helpviewer everything and the Mac OS Help files are stored here

/system/library/find is the search function. It corresponds to a multinational language.

/SYSTEM/LIBRARY/OPENSSL full name is secure Sockets Layer. is a set of communications encryption technology, generally used on the Web server, the password will be transmitted by the encryption signal processing, thereby reducing the likelihood of successful third party theft of information. Typically applies to URLs that start at the beginning of HTTPS. MAC OS x's built-in webserver---Apache, also includes this service.

/system/library/coreservices/dock This is one of the features of OS X, this part is information about the dock.

/system/library/coreservices/finder.app This is special, because this is an application rather than a file folder, Finder.app is responsible for controlling all the resources on the OS.

/system/library/coreservices/kerberos is a network authentication technology developed by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Can be easily logged into the system with a single ID of the detection technology. MAC OS x supports Kerberos for version 4. The so-called Kerberos, in the Greek mythology is a living in the underworld, with three head, snake tail of the Cerberus

/system/library/coreservices/menu Extrasstatus Bar The original file with all the tools on it, double-click to open to add the file directly on the status bar

/system/library/coreservices/setup Assistant All information about the Setup Assistant is stored here.

/system/library/coreservices/software update this is where Software update is responsible.

3. Library: System Resource Library.

For example, fonts, ColorSync configuration, preferences, and Plug-ins should all be installed in the appropriate subdirectories in the Library directory.

Application support contains application-related data and supporting files such as Third-party Plug-ins, help applications, templates, and additional resource files that are used by applications but do not need to be used to support running. By convention, all of this content will be stored in subdirectories named after the application name.

Assistants contains programs that help users with configuration or other tasks.

Colorpickers contains resources for selecting colors, depending on a model such as HLS (color angle, saturation, brightness) selector or RGB selector.

The ColorSync contains ColorSync configuration and scripts.

The components contains system packages and extensions.

Contextual menu items contain plug-ins for extending system-level menus.

The dictionaries contains the system's own dictionary files.

Desktop pictures Desktop Picture directory.

Documentation contains documentation files and an Apple Help pack for computer users and administrators to refer to. (The Apple helper package is in the Help subdirectory.) In the local domain, this directory contains the Help packages that Apple publishes (not including the developer documentation).

The extensions includes device drivers and other kernel extensions. (exists only in the system domain.) )

Favorites contains aliases to frequently accessed folders, files, or Web sites. (exists only in the user domain.) )

Fonts contains the font files that are used for display and printing.

Java contains the Java Runtime environment.

Startupitems contains systems that run at the time of system import and third party scripts and programs. (Please refer to the System Startup program topic for more information on the start step of the system import time.)

4.User: Contains resources that are proprietary to a user. There is also a library folder, different with the top of the library, is designed for your account service, which is placed in your own personalized fonts, configuration files, etc.

Applications contains applications that are available only to the current user.

Desktop contains the desktop items that the Finder displays on the currently logged-on user's desktop.

Documents contain the user's personal documentation.

Download contains a variety of documents to download.

The Library includes application settings, preferences, and other user-specific system resources

Documentation contains documentation files and an Apple Help pack for computer users and administrators to refer to. (The Apple helper package is in the Help subdirectory.) In the local domain, this directory contains the Help packages that Apple publishes (not including the developer documentation).

The extensions includes device drivers and other kernel extensions. (exists only in the system domain.) )

~ ~ There are several hidden folders on the hard drive ~ ~ ~

1 bin---------storage with basic UNIX instructions

2 sbin--------UNIX system instruction Storage Place, is the comparison advanced instruction

3 etc---------system setting file Eucalyptus storage Place

4 var---------changes frequently in the file eucalyptus, are placed in this, such as the log file Eucalyptus

5 tmp--------System's temporary archive

6 usr---------UNIX user-specific File Eucalyptus folder

Mac OS x How to create a new folder: 1. Choose "New Folder" from the File menu (file).