There are three main macOS Library folders that house essential files and settings for the operating system and its apps. The User Library folder contains app-related data, preferences, and caches, ...

Many users are reporting that when they try to create a new library they receive an error message that says New Steam library folder must be writable or Steam library ...

If you want to change the view or template of Library folders on Windows 11/10, then this guide will be handy for you. There is more than one method for getting a different look for your Library ...

Are you seeing an error “Failed to add new Steam library folder” when attempting to install a new game? If so, then you are not alone as we have received several ...

The Library folder changed from being visible in Mac OS X Snow Leopard to being invisible in Mac OS X Lion. Apple decided to hide the Library folder from users to protect them from damaging the ...

When drafting “Switching from a 27-inch iMac to a 14-inch MacBook Pro: A Fresh Start” (30 June 2025), I wrote: The two configuration tweaks that required a bit more effort were displaying the Library ...

Inside your home folder is a Library folder—commonly written in Unix syntax as ~/Library, which means “a folder named Library at the root level of your home folder.” This folder is accessible only to ...

Apple has added a new option to Finder's Show View Options window, titled Show Library Folder items. Here's how to find it in macOS Sequoia. The Finder's View->Show View Options window has long held a ...

[Editor’s note: The list is now up to 19, thanks to a great reader tip.] But if you’ve just upgraded to Lion, try accessing your personal Library folder that way now. Go ahead…I’ll wait. While I ...

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