Where best to keep my personal folders on my Mac
When I open the HD on my Mac, that is where I have about 21 folders. The 4 "System" folders are there: Applications, Library, System as well as Users. Then I have another 17 folders which are things like "Steve-1" and "Christmas Letters" and "Key Folders" and "Friends" etc.
What I have realized since upgrading to Mojave (but this was also true of Sierra where I was previously) I cannot save anything to this "root level" (I'm calling it that but not sure if that is the technical term -- I mean the first thing that opens when I click on my HD icon on the desktop) -- I get a message that says I don't have permission and also if I try to use Get Info to change the permission then it says I don't have the authority to do that. So I can NEVER save a WORD document to that "root level" (but any sub-folder yes, I can save WORD or any other document.
So from what I've read, this "root level" folder is "locked" as far as permissions are concerned and unless I want to use the Terminal to change the permissions by first shutting-off sip (I think that's what it is called) then giving myself "root" permissions then turning-on sip again via the terminal -- [and I really don't want to do that] -- then there are likely 2 ways to better manage my files:
- Create a folder like "scschulte Main Fldr" in Users so the path would be: /Users/scschulte/scschulte Main Fldr and put everything (those 17 personal folders) in there OR………
- Just create a folder in the root level called "scschulte Main Fld" (or whatever I want to call it) and move everything there and just don't use the root HD folder to save or store anything.
Appreciate any comments! Thanks!
Best regards,
Steve Schulte
Saturday 5 October 2019
MacONLY since 1989
(and still learning!)
MacBook Pro with Touch Bar