Understanding the File And Folder Structure Of Your Mac

[@nuclear_reactor5x5]

You didn't miss any detail for 11 minutes, I'm impressed and very educated now. Thank you learned person.

[@phcphcphc]

You are the first mac user I have encountered, that knows where his files are :)

[@abhishekparmar6702]

Dude you're a lifesaver. Switched to m2 air after 20 yrs of windows usage! i would have been lost without your explanation! thank you.

[@mosesswedberg5208]

I appreciate you sharing your extensive knowledge of Mac OS with us. I am a lifelong PC user and recently bought a MacBook for college. Your videos have turned my frustrations into appreciation for the OS. Once again, thank you.

[@therealtea9786]

Thats a nice name ;)

[@blinkwithoutdelay]

which college you are studying in?

[@markdrummond8880]

Came here to say this. Huge thanks!

[@justfelicia6671]

same. my sentiments as well

[@paracordwizard]

Gary, you are fantastic, thanks a million!!! After 22 yrs on Windows I have just made the transition to Mac. What made things worse was being a tekkie I was familiar with the deep layers of Windows and its substructure. I was somewhat lost on the basics coming over to the MacOS. Despite Apple's enormous intelligence I found it does a very poor job of assistance in migration / introduction. If you search the apple database you find tiny bits and pieces of the knowledge you need. You done a superb job in understand, assembling, and presenting the solutions so many users need. Apple could really learn a thing or two from you. But I hope they don't, because we don't want you to ever leave us.

[@macmost]

Thanks!

[@lasithadananjaya2749]

Two valuable things I learnt which are really useful from this. 1. How to move folders and files ( CMD + C > Option + CMD + V) 2. How to forward delete. (Fn + Delete) Thank you so much for this! Liked and subscribed.

[@DorothySaunders-y4v]

Thank you for making sense of the previously incomprehensible file and folder structure. Your video saved the sanity of two old ex Windows users - Whew!

[@DeltaEdCa]

THANK YOU!! Best tutorial ever on MAC system. I switched from Windows to MAC about six years ago. I’ve learned most of this “the hard way” on my own. This is a fabulous summary and answers many questions I have not been able to learn on my own.

[@dabooyse]

Someone coming from Windows here. Thank you for the clarity! Been wondering how the file structure worked.

[@hananfetwy7230]

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[@TH3mrBROWN]

Last time I used a MacBook was in High School, almost 10 years ago, been only on windows since. Just bought a Mac today and was completely lost. Didn't even remember how to get to the actual hard drive (or i guess SSD in this case) window in finder, thank you for the quick and useful refresher!

[@blinkwithoutdelay]

I bought Mac Mini M1, after few days it will come to my hand. 19 years using windows now i am switching to MAC. and only relying on your tips and tricks. I hope i will master the mac system very early..... thanks youtube thanks to the internet.

[@sm2272]

Very good, stratight-forward explanation for those of us who are new to Mac. Thank you!

[@ttk0139]

No one can explain like you.... keep on uploading such tutorial for mac users.

[@debreale5236]

This is so informative. I wish I could sit down with you to help me figure out where everything is on my Mac and so much more! You make things clear, but I find afterwards I’ve forgotten what I learned. Ugh! I wonder how much of this is due to my old brain! You’re an excellent teacher, for sure! Thanks, Gary.

[@SteveBarajas]

This channel will help me switching from Windows to Mac.

[@janashilling7486]

This is EXACTLY what I needed. I couldn't figure out how my PC knowledge on organizing folders could transfer to MAC. THANK YOU!!!

[@natevenet]

I just moved to a Mac for a new job, and while I consider myself a Windows "power user", I've always just been kind of guessing and inefficient on a Mac. This was a great explanation- hyper focused with just the right amount of context for it all to make sense. Subscribing and checking out other videos.

[@angelaccarrasco]

Your voice is amazing! Thank you for teaching this with so much patience, keep up the amazing work!

[@vivianhudacek1556]

Wish I’d known all of that years ago. Thanks! Your videos are so clear & helpful.

[@ArisePeter]

This video is worth a Dozen other KZbin Videos, Saved my time, Thank You Gari

[@janebythebay]

This was just what I was looking for! Thank you! I didn't understand that the Documents/Desktop folders were in iCloud and therefore didn't show up in Users.

[@cristinasuarezpareja738]

Thank you so much. I just transitioned from a lifelong relationship with windows and I was having such a hard time with this. Thank you again

[@Alabaster335]

I'm a complete Mac noob, so this video is valuable to me. Thanks!

[@christinamichelle8790]

I had an iMac 2008 and it bit the dust some years ago so I switched to a laptop PC (which I’m still using--it’s been updated and using external monitor)--but have always missed having a Mac since I’m a iPhone/iPad, etc user. I finally bought an M2 pro Mac mini with upgrades to use with my external monitor and your videos are helping me immensely in getting reacquainted and organized. Thank you so much!

[@b00000000b999]

This is the most helpful, simple, thorough and clear explanation I have ever encountered.. thank you very much ❤️

[@melissasasmrforest8579]

Clear, concise, informative, and to the point. Excellent video.

[@Nebraska66]

Your videos really help. Thank you!

[@gimbalair]

Thanks Gary, been using Macs since 2011 and always struggled to understand file structure, best practice and what is on iCloud and what is not. This has helped.

[@lilag143]

so like all i needed was the first 20 seconds to figure out what I was doing wrong but I watched the whole thing to make sure I took in all the information.! thank you

[@randwhitney6989]

Very well presented! You also have a great voice quality, pronunciation, and cadence for speaking. Thank you

[@shaun7163]

That little iCloud desktop/documents tip was so useful, thanks!

[@juaninham]

Gary saving me day after day. Im a first time mac user. Thank you for all your amazing work.

[@ebolds4918]

Your knowledge of the Mac is invaluable. Thank You so much for sharing your knowledge and being such a indispensable resource 👍🏽

[@aaskopina]

It's unbelievable how helpful this video is!

[@yogibearstie]

The Mac has been very frustrating for someone very familiar with Windows, but I think this is really going to help. I just wanted a Windows Explorer type view.

[@marshallbrixton8683]

you probably dont care at all but does someone know of a tool to log back into an Instagram account?? I somehow lost my account password. I would love any assistance you can give me

[@Eddievanhalen3879]

I did mess the all of the sections you just said that we should not mess around with. I have never owned a mac before and was finding my file folders all over the place. that is how i got into these folders

[@49Macman]

Thanks Gary! I was following along and found some pics and things that have sentimental value that I thought were gone! I'm also getting ideas of how to organize my drive so that I could find things more easily.

[@49Macman]

Oops! I just realized that I am commenting on your other tutorial about the "finder". Still both tutorials are good! I came back to this is the reason. Thanks!

[@claudelindsay4270]

As all your products, impeccable presentation, outstanding subject delivery. Learning from you is enjoyable, you are the best.

[@rockeredbunny]

WOW, what a channel it’s exactly what I’ve been looking for

[@tgilldesign]

Thanks so much! I am new to the Apple Mac OS.... and this helps me a lot. I was saving files in the iCloud folders...and the Documents folders, etc..... all over the place, not knowing how to structure my folders like I had in Windows. Now, I feel I have a fighting chance.

[@zdarr6188]

I have had my MacBook Pro for 3 years. Coming from the windows ecosystem, it was highly confusing to me how the Mac works. 3 years later, I am now learning how to use it properly. Before, I used to store all my files into the documents and desktop, but the iCloud tip that you've shared is awesome. I'll definitely give it a go, as I'm getting a new iPad Air 4 in 2 days and want to use my apple gadgets properly.

[@drbenirusani]

hi there, I'm just starting here, what's your progress like?

[@zdarr6188]

@@drbenirusani hi Beni, this comment is so funny to me because I’ve had my MacBook Pro since 2017 and have hardly kept any files on it since my work computer was always a windows one. Safe to say, I’m at the same place I was when I wrote this 😂😂

[@drbenirusani]

@@zdarr6188 😀 yeah I own mine since 2013, total 3 MacBook since then. This year gonna learn e’thing about MacOS 😁

[@GregoryRLittle_GRL]

This is a great tutorial thank you! I most appreciate the high info to chit chat ratio, which is so often inverted.

[@blinkwithoutdelay]

Very Straight forward answer and demostration. Have a good day and thank you for the video.

[@warburgaby]

I finally understood "the logic" behind the simple and ingenious organization of the MAC hard disk (I landed on the planet of Cupertino after 30 years of Windows).

[@nemanjalazic7383]

Thank you so much, I just switched over to a new M1 MacBook Air, and it's amazing.

[@dreamagination-infinite]

I am fairly new to Mac. This was super helpful! Thank you, Gary!

[@ellagreenwood1961]

Thank you so much! this was so clear and enlightening - I have had my mac for years and always been confused about what was on iCloud Drive and local files - now I understand. Thank you

[@arzezahcharles]

I honestly love your videos snd the way you give instructions.

[@HHanna-sx9bn]

Hello Gary, your tutorial videos save a lot of time on app research and safari, so appreciate your time and effort.

[@IgorAjranovic]

Thank you. I am new Mac user and your video just made my life less complicated 🤣

[@tesamanta]

Thank you macmost! This video really helps me as a new user of macbook.

[@melvinbrown6861]

You answered many of the puzzling questions of a new user.

[@rc1922]

Hey all this years with my MacBook Pro and I didn’t know any of this stuff ..thank you for explaining these topics clearly

[@world4ak]

Thank you Gary, I am enjoying watching your videos!

[@Tannguyen-qy1zr]

Amazing content, love the apartment metaphor!!

[@Abids]

You helped me to understand my iMac, thank you

[@elenabrown1641]

Thank you very much, very useful for my new Mac :-) I have been Windows user for ages but purchased my 1st Mac for the photography and like it!

[@mikeeatfood]

I’ve been using Macs for a while but this was still immensely helpful. Thank you so much for this content!

[@Heysherwood]

I've been hating my new Mac for months and I finally get it. haha Thank you!

[@stevenstaley8970]

I had a friend of mine tell me a long time ago, "To get good with your software you have to spend "face time" with it."

[@SiddiqueHussain21]

Excellent as always Gary. Very easy to follow. Long time Apple user, hate windows now. Plus I teach Apple related classes so your tutorials are always great for my own prep work.

[@wissamharb5684]

I learned so much here thank you Gary!

[@brianp10c83]

This is awesome. Thanks for your efforts to teach old dogs new tricks.

[@hrishikesh85]

Love the content you create! This is what I always wanted to know and you made my life simple. Thanks a lot for sharing this with us.

[@la7079]

You are a great teacher!!

[@precido]

Nice presentation and no fluff information-thank you!!

[@mr.phil.a]

As a new and completely lost Mac user, I'll use this as my reference.

[@eztaah]

Very clear explanations, thank you

[@friscoray2]

Thank you for the breakdown and detailed explanation.

[@MisterKN]

Fantastic. Moved from Win to Mac Jan 2021 and its a great to get across the Mac structure.

[@MisterKN]

M1 MBA is Fantastic. Near Impossible to kill the Battery in a full days work. Lighting speed. Intel in deep trouble.

[@namelessgio]

Great video, very informative. I love the apartment analogy for explaining the file and folder structure.

[@MichelleCameron-i4d]

Ahah, you've answered a question in this video that I have. I want to store all my A and B roll video and other assets in a video folder, but didn't want to have it duplicated in iCloud. So all I need to do is create a folder in Movies and store them all in there.

[@yours.trustworthy]

Subscribed after watching multiple videos. You are superb buddy

[@darleneshipe7120]

Another great video Gary! Thank you!! :)

[@dreamion535]

Thank you for the very detailed tutorial!

[@alexandarzeng1415]

it's clear and straight to points👍

[@sarahjones79]

thanks for a clear informative tutorial

[@themoviejunkiesite1315]

great video! very useful for people just getting into the Mac ecosystem

[@calicops951]

Thanks again Gary; yes I watch daily!

[@farzadjahanfard]

Extremely well described well done sir 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@elcortoarce]

you are great man , better than the Apple Help pages !! Thank you very much !

[@Grandpa.Dan8881]

Great video. I was hoping you would also talk about external drives and their formats, but this was still extremely helpful. Thanks...

[@watchroamingwolf]

Thanks for the video, helped a lot understanding the file structure of the Mac. Like the apartment analogy too.. I have a big problem with how photo files are stored though. Bringing thousands of images over from my PC the Mac changed the creation date so say a group of photos taken in March 2009 are re-dated as created Feb 2021, the date I brought brought them over to the Mac. If I want to view photos from 2009 I’d find them randomly in 2021 in the app photos, pretty useless.. is there a trick to go back to original creation date?

[@macmost]

Are you looking at them in the Finder or in a Photo Management app like Photos? The file creation date doesn't reflect the photo metadata. Open a photo in Preview and look at the EXIF info for the photo and you'll see it knows the real date. The file is the container, the photo is inside.

[@Xclusivejayy1]

This was very informative 👨🏻‍💻

[@daveladd7046]

Most excellent - thank you..I also appreciate the captioning.. great for those of us who are aging out :)

[@Silence_mm]

Thank you so much.It’s really helpful the information

[@samme4life]

I'm new to MacOS coming from Windows. This information is quite useful. Thank you for sharing

[@Angel_Ripoff]

Great video, appreciate you sharing this info!

[@kevinwagner5023]

excellent explainer on the important high-level structural ideas of the mac file system

[@AlexRodriguez314]

Great video, clear and direct explanation. Thank you!

[@ilive4livemusic]

You explain things so well!

[@khill50able]

In this video you talked of different users, such as another person or family member. How to you get rid of another user from your system? Very informative video Gary. Thank You. 👍👍

[@macmost]

The same place you add users: System Preferences, Users & Groups.

[@teeI0ck]

showing an accurate and deep understanding; great perceptive. 💡 Muito obrigado for all the insightful information. 🤝

[@gadflyy]

This video was so helpful, thank you! 😀

[@JohannesJunkJournalLife]

Your teaching style is great. I love analogies they help me to learn better. Love, Love this Channel. Will help me with my youtube channel and with my Mac. Maybe now I can use all the "gadgets"!!!! ty

[@juliathepcgp714]

I was following everything in this fantastic video until you mentioned about iCloud files. If files are showing up under iCloud, are they also being synced to the Macbook? Can a user move their Music, Pictures and Videos folder to iCloud if they have the space there?

[@macmost]

Yes. That's the point of cloud services. You "see" the files on your MacBook, other Macs, iPhone, iPad. All without needing to do anything special.

[@abdrahman1567]

Thank u so much, this is so helpful 👍🏻

[@alaaadel3133]

Thanks for all the great work you do.

[@zachvenus1593]

FORCED to have a mac due to being a recording artist, man nothing kills my inspiration more than the sterile boring slow to navigate mac folder setup, just hate it, but great video, thanks for helping me deal with the terrible task of dealing with files on mac

[@anngavey205]

This illuminated why I have different storage options on my laptop and my Imac

[@bikeman5]

im setting up my new 2021, yes i finally got it, a month earlier than the 3 months late, ya 2 months later which gave me time to plan, im studying this video hard it has what i need to know. so is shared and public the same, except for shared you may remove and public you would leave which is reverse of you apartment and chip analogy or should i reverse that, shared you'd leave and public you'd remove or it doesn't matter????