I have downloaded some third party software, should I just put under /Applications
or should I put under my home folder, e.g. ~/MyApps/
?
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Best Answer
It depends on what applications you want to keep to yourself and which ones you want to make accessible to all users:
Applications stored in
/Applications
are installed for all users.The
~
stands for your home folder. Applications stored in~username/Applications
are only for access by the userusername
.