Where is User Application Folder in my Home Folder?

FWIW, I do have an install of Sierra that did indeed create a /Users/louis/Applications folder because I have a Chromebook and when I installed Google Chrome on my Mac it was nice enough to install the Chromebook Recovery Utility in it. 😎

I had one in Yosemite, but I made it myself for an app that I did not want generally available.

There is no such folder unless you create one or one is created when setting up managed accounts with Parental Controls. If you are not creating managed accounts, then you should not save applications anywhere but in the normal Applications folder.

Certainly, if you created one in the past and always upgraded OS X, then it would remain untouched. Try doing an Erase and Install. Never seen one created by that. I've done several recent Erase and Installs of both El Capitan and Sierra. Not seen them create an Applications folder in the Home folder.

My installs are all separate, two of them are new installs without a legacy OS. I wish you would stop arguing over this these folders exist. I can google mac os x users home applications folder and you will see topics on the subject, some from these discussion pages. Indeed the screenshot I showed you of the users Applications folder in my Sierra install the Applications folder has the Applications symbol on it, so it was created by the installation software.

https://www.engadget.com/2010/12/03/mac-101-the-two-applications-folders/

The other point (i've read) is that for updates, the regular Applications folder is the one that is checked/searched; with the automated check/download of updates, it is best to only have applications in the folder so designated by the OS.

I remember having seen an Applications folder in my Users folder, but that was way before Snow Leopard and it disappeared many OS versions/years ago. See this article from 2010:

https://www.engadget.com/2010/12/03/mac-101-the-two-applications-folders/

And here is one from 2015 with some explanations on how it's created (which I did not know)

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/applications-folder-in-home-folder.1914644/

That's interesting it should be there, however just create a new folder.

I've got Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan and Sierra, Users Home all have an Applications folder.

Heres an example. from my Sierra install.

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Yosemite…

El Capitan…

Sierra…

FWIW, A brand new install OS X 10.7.5 Lion. Still no User Applications folder. 😎

Thats not right there's always an Applications folder created in the Users/<Home>

Never seen that on any version of OS X installed on any of my Macs over my nearly 30 years using them (since 1988.)

FWIW, Kappy is correct. There is no default /Users/Applications folder. One will be created if you install an application for only a specific user.

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