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<blockquote data-quote="nelix" data-source="post: 1923610" data-attributes="member: 401651">The Disk Utility information you provided is not really what I needed, but it's very informative and I'll definitely keep it.In this particular case, I was trying to locate the database file for an app that I was reinstalling. That app is Wallet (from Acrylic Software), it saves up not just passwords but serial numbers, bank info, etc., so it was essential that I replace the blank file created by the newly reinstalled app with a backup containing all that data, and for that I needed to locate it (and as is too often the case when Apple upgrades its OS, it was no longer where I used to find it). And it's while I was trying to do that I found out that in order to know the actual name of a folder in the User Library you need to activate Get Info. As for accessing the Library, it's needed to retrieve backed-up Safari bookmarks when resetting Safari, or Mail's mailboxes (also when resetting the app). Also, sometimes a troubleshooting process requires that some files in the Library be deleted.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nelix, post: 1923610, member: 401651"] The Disk Utility information you provided is not really what I needed, but it's very informative and I'll definitely keep it. In this particular case, I was trying to locate the database file for an app that I was reinstalling. That app is Wallet (from Acrylic Software), it saves up not just passwords but serial numbers, bank info, etc., so it was essential that I replace the blank file created by the newly reinstalled app with a backup containing all that data, and for that I needed to locate it (and as is too often the case when Apple upgrades its OS, it was no longer where I used to find it). And it's while I was trying to do that I found out that in order to know the actual name of a folder in the User Library you need to activate Get Info. As for accessing the Library, it's needed to retrieve backed-up Safari bookmarks when resetting Safari, or Mail's mailboxes (also when resetting the app). Also, sometimes a troubleshooting process requires that some files in the Library be deleted. [/QUOTE]

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