In macOS, the library folder is used to store user account settings, preference files, app support files, caches, and other important data that allows your Mac to function as it should. Making ...

Messing around with certain macOS files could brick your Mac computer, so Apple has made them hard to find. But if you're confident in your skills, here's how to access them safely.

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 ...

Thanks to Apple's App Library, you no longer have to keep every app on the Home screen. iPhone and iPad apps are automatically organized into folders so you can find them easier. Our team tests, rates ...

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 ...

Apple has its reasons for hiding away certain files from the average Mac user; after all, it’s difficult to break something you can’t see. But sometimes you need to see those files–or access the ...

[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 ...

If it's an image or video, tap it to open the detail view. If you want to select multiple files on your iPhone, tap the ...