location folder disappeared in Finder

carlmark wrote:

If Barney-15E is getting closer...

I will add— that at least one box needs to be checked in Finder>Preferences>Sidebar>Locations...

for the category to even show in your Finder side bar.

The "content" of the Locations category can be hidden/shown spinning the carrot as posted above, which requires your mouse hover over the right side of the column as shown.

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carlmark wrote:

location folder disappeared in Finder

how do I fix this?

Location folder ... where in Finder are you expecting to see this?

There is a "Relocated Items" folder if you upgraded your macOS...

the original can be found in Finder>Go>Go To Folder> copy and paste:

/Users/Shared

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