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    • iMac
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  • What’s new in macOS Tahoe
  • Get to know the desktop
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    • How to use Siri
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    • Connect to the Internet
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    • Set up iCloud
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    • Change your display’s brightness
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  • Apps
    • Apps on your Mac
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    • Tag files and folders
    • Back up files
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  • Personalise your Mac
    • Change System Settings
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    • Add and customise widgets
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    • Add a user or group
    • Add your email and other accounts
    • Automate tasks with Shortcuts
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    • Change your login picture
    • Change the system language
    • Increase the size of what’s on your screen
  • Get to know Siri
    • Find out what Siri can do
      • Get information with Siri
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      • Play music and podcasts with Siri
      • Control your Apple devices and smart home accessories with Siri
      • Use Siri with apps
    • Turn on and activate Siri
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  • Apple Intelligence
    • Intro to Apple Intelligence
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    • Summarise notifications and reduce interruptions
    • Use Apple Intelligence with apps
      • Use Apple Intelligence in Mail
      • Use Apple Intelligence in Messages
      • Use Apple Intelligence in Notes
      • Use Apple Intelligence in Phone
      • Use Apple Intelligence in Photos
      • Use Apple Intelligence in Reminders
      • Use Apple Intelligence in Safari
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    • Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence
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    • Block access to Apple Intelligence features
  • Beyond Mac basics
    • Set up a Focus to stay on task
    • Block pop-ups in Safari
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    • Edit photos and videos
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    • Get directions
  • Use Apple devices together
    • Intro to Continuity
    • Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
    • Hand off tasks between devices
    • Control your iPhone from your Mac
    • Copy and paste between devices
    • Stream video and audio with AirPlay
    • Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
    • Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
    • Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
    • Use iPhone as a webcam
    • Insert sketches, photos and scans from iPhone or iPad
    • Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
    • Use your iPad as a second display
    • Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
    • Sync music, books and more between devices
  • Apple Account and iCloud
    • Manage Apple Account settings
    • Set your Apple Account picture
    • What is iCloud?
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    • Store files in iCloud Drive
    • Share and collaborate on files and folders
    • Manage iCloud storage
    • Use iCloud Photos
  • Screen Time
    • Get started with Screen Time
    • Set up Screen Time for yourself
    • Set up Screen Time for a child
    • Track app and device usage
    • Set time limits for apps and websites
    • Set up content and privacy restrictions
  • Family Sharing
    • Set up Family Sharing
    • Get Family Sharing recommendations
    • Add family members to a Family Sharing group
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    • Manage sharing and parental settings
    • Share a Photo Library
    • Collaborate on projects
    • Find content shared with you
    • Find your family and friends
  • Watch, play and learn
    • Play music
    • Watch and listen together with SharePlay
    • Listen to podcasts
    • Watch TV shows and movies
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    • Read the news
    • Write in your journal
    • Track stocks and the market
    • Play games on your Mac
    • Subscribe to Apple services
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      • Apple Arcade
      • Apple News+
      • Apple Podcasts
      • Manage subscriptions in the App Store
      • View your family subscriptions
  • Use accessories and hardware
    • Connect an external display
    • Use the camera
    • Connect a wireless accessory
    • Connect a printer to your Mac
    • Connect AirPods to your Mac
    • Optimise your Mac battery life
    • Optimise storage space
    • Burn CDs and DVDs
    • Control accessories in your home
    • Use Windows on your Mac
  • Accessibility
    • Get started
    • General
      • Quickly turn accessibility features on or off
      • Change Shortcut settings for accessibility
      • Allow accessibility apps to access your Mac
      • Turn on accessibility options in the login window
      • Use Accessibility settings while sharing screens
    • Vision
      • Accessibility features for vision
      • Get started with VoiceOver
      • Zoom in on your surroundings
      • Zoom in on what’s onscreen
      • Make text and icons bigger
      • Adjust the display colours
      • View a larger version of colours or text
      • Read or listen to text in apps
      • Customise onscreen motion
    • Hearing
      • Accessibility features for hearing
      • Get live captions of spoken audio
      • Use subtitles and closed captions
      • Use Name Recognition
      • Use hearing devices with your Mac
      • Play background sounds
      • Change Audio settings for accessibility
    • Mobility
      • Accessibility features for mobility
      • Get started with Voice Control
      • Use the Accessibility Keyboard
      • Use Full Keyboard Access
      • Use Switch Control
      • Use head pointer
      • Use Dwell
    • Speech
      • Accessibility features for speech
      • Have what you type spoken out loud
      • Create a Personal Voice
      • Use Vocal Shortcuts
      • Have your Mac speak text that’s on the screen
      • Change Siri settings for accessibility
  • Privacy and security
    • Control what you share
    • Set up your Mac to be secure
    • Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
    • Use Private Browsing
    • Keep your data safe
    • Understand passwords
    • Change weak or compromised passwords
    • Use Mail Privacy Protection
    • Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
    • Find a missing device
  • Restart, update, reset and restore
    • Shut down or restart your Mac
    • Start up your Mac in safe mode
    • Keep your Mac up to date
    • Reinstall macOS
    • Erase your Mac
  • Resources for your Mac
  • Resources for your Apple devices
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macOS organises items on your Mac in folders. You can see all of the folders in the Finder. Many folders you regularly use are in the Finder sidebar.

Important: Your home folder and certain other folders can’t be renamed. It’s best not to rename or move folders that came with your Mac. Many of these folders have special uses and are necessary for your Mac to function correctly.

Applications

This folder contains apps, including Mail, Calendar, Safari and many others. Apps in this folder also appear in Spotlight. If you try to drag an app out of the Applications folder, it isn’t moved; instead, an alias is created. If you want to uninstall an app, see Install and uninstall apps.

Library

This folder contains fonts and other items used by apps that are available to all users of your Mac. Don’t use the Library folder to store files and folders you create. Instead, use the home folder, the Desktop folder, the Documents folder or iCloud Drive.

System

This folder contains the macOS operating system. You can’t change the name or location of the System folder or the items within it.

Users

This folder contains the home folders of all the people set up as users on your Mac. When you’re logged in, the icon for your home folder looks like a folder with a house on it, and the other home folders look like normal folders. If you log out and someone else logs in, that person’s home folder then looks like a house. The Users folder also contains the Shared folder. Items in the Shared folder are available to anyone who uses your Mac.

Home

Your home folder is named with your username and has folders for your desktop files, downloads, pictures, documents, movies, music and any public files. You can create folders in your home folder.

Additionally, you can create folders in your iCloud Drive folder, the Documents folder or on the desktop (on your Mac or in iCloud Desktop and Documents) to organise your files. There are certain locations where you may not be able to create additional folders.

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