Users
The /Users folder is the main location for macOS user home folders, where personal files, desktop data, documents, downloads, and account-specific settings are stored.
What is Users?
The /Users folder is a standard macOS system location that contains home folders for local user accounts. Each user home folder stores personal data such as Desktop files, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, Movies, and many app-specific settings kept inside that account. You also encounter /Users when managing shared Macs, migrating data to a new Mac, backing up accounts, or checking available disk space. This folder is central to everyday use because it separates each person's files and preferences from system files and from other accounts. On many Macs, /Users also contains a Shared folder that lets multiple accounts exchange files more easily.
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Safety overview
Status: Use with caution
This is a core macOS data location, not an app cache or disposable support folder. Deleting the /Users folder or removing files from another account's home folder can permanently erase documents, photos, downloads, app data, and personal settings. Changes here may also affect login behavior, file permissions, backup restores, and app access to user content. If you need to free space, review large files inside a specific home folder instead of deleting /Users itself.
Recommendation: Keep /Users. If storage is the issue, open the individual home folders inside it and remove only files you recognize, such as old downloads, large videos, or unused personal data, after confirming they are backed up.
File path
/Users
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