In macOS, the library folder is used to store user account settings, preference files, app support files, caches, and other important data that allows your Mac to function as it should. Making ...

As more people switch from Windows PCs to Macs, they want to make sure they can move their digital lives from their old computers to their new ones. In most cases, copying documents is as simple as, ...

The Library folder changed from being visible in Mac OS X Snow Leopard to being invisible in Mac OS X Lion. Apple decided to hide the Library folder from users to protect them from damaging the ...

When drafting “Switching from a 27-inch iMac to a 14-inch MacBook Pro: A Fresh Start” (30 June 2025), I wrote: The two configuration tweaks that required a bit more effort were displaying the Library ...

The Apple Music app normally stores your media in your user's home folder, but it can consume a lot of space. Here's how to change its location. When you buy a new Mac or reinstall macOS it comes with ...

Hidden into Lion’s ~/Library (which can be displayed in a variety of ways as we detailed in our Lion review) there’s a Mobile Documents folder that’s capable of syncing files across Macs configured ...

When trying to free up drive space on your Mac, one of the first things you can do is move the iTunes Library to a portable hard drive. Here's a detailed guide on how to back up your music, movies and ...

Now that you've been going to town adding music and movies to your iTunes library, your hard drive's pretty crowded - and all those space-hogging media files might have a better home on that empty ...