Home Folder

Every Mac OS X user gets his or her own secure folder, not accessible to other users (unless you give them your password; Figure 8.17). However, an administrator can access home folders if necessary. The files in these folders are visible only when the named user is logged on.

Figure 8.17. Each user gets his or her very own home folder, which bears the user's name. The user's personal files are kept in the home folder.