litnsa.blogg.se - What does library folder on mac

Some resource types are available to many or all programs (e.g. there's a Preferences folder, a Caches folder, an Application Support folder, etc) with files/subfolders per application (or system component, or whatever). Now, as for the files inside the various library folders: Most of them are organized by type (e.g.

Application group sandbox libraries, ~/Library/Group Containers//Library, is used to store shared preferences, application support files, caches, etc between related groups of applications (from the same developer).

Per-application sandbox libraries, ~/Library/Containers//Data/Library, which will generally contain a few real folders like Preferences and Saved Application State, and also symbolic links to the regular-user-library versions of other folders (e.g.

They're mostly restricted to their own sandbox "container" (which is itself inside the user library), and as a result they get their own "private" libraries: Sandboxed apps don't have access to most of the user's home folder.

In theory, you shouldn't change anything in here. The system library, /System/Library, stores the base settings, resources, etc that come with OS X.The network library, /Network/Library would store settings shared by all computers in a network domain - if a network domain admin set one up, which nobody does anymore.BTW, I call this the "local" library, because in NextStep it was /Local/Library, but you'll see all sorts of other names for it, such as the root library, computer library. The local library, /Library, stores computer-wide settings etc.

The user library, ~/Library, stores per-user settings etc.The library folders store settings, resources, and support files.