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Home Folder (Your Files)

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Your Home Folder is a secure location where you keep your documents and email. Logging into a lab computer in Moore Hall 3120 or GSE&IS 118 will automatically connect you to your Home folder.



home window picture Your Home Folder contains:

Desktop Folder: Any file placed in this folder will appear on your desktop.

Documents Folder: This is where you store all of the documents you create -- your personal files, i.e. email attachments, Word documents, etc.

Library Folder: This folder contains your computer preference files and other various system files, i.e. bookmarks, etc.



You can access your Home Folder by the following methods:

1. Select Home from the Go menu
or press Shift-Command-H

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2. Click the "Home" icon
from any Desktop window

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Files in your Home Folder are accessible only by you. Make sure to Log Out from the computer (from the Apple menu) before you leave the computer lab.