User Documents Media

~ Your home folder (~) is the main personal directory for your macOS account, containing your documents, desktop files, settings, and app data. ~

Pictures The ~/Pictures folder usually stores your personal photo libraries, screenshots, and image files created or imported on your Mac. ~/Pictures

Desktop The Desktop folder stores files, screenshots, aliases, and folders you place on your Mac desktop for quick access. ~/Desktop

Documents The ~/Documents folder is your personal documents area on macOS, commonly used to store work files, notes, PDFs, and app-created documents. ~/Documents

Movies The ~/Movies folder is your Mac user account’s standard location for storing personal videos, movie files, and media projects. ~/Movies

Downloads The ~/Downloads folder stores files you download from browsers, apps, and shared links, and it often accumulates installers and documents over time. ~/Downloads

Shared /Users/Shared is a macOS shared folder where apps and users can place files intended to be accessible to all local user accounts. /Users/Shared

Users The /Users folder is the top-level location that stores user home folders and personal data for accounts on a Mac. /Users

Trash The Trash folder stores files and folders you’ve moved to the Trash in your user account until they are emptied or restored. ~/.Trash