Preferences folder

The Preferences folder exists to store an application's settings. Preferences files, often shortened to "Prefs files", are often stored inside the folder.
==Classic Mac OS==
All preferences are often stored in a unified, centralized Preferences folder in the System Folder of classic Mac OS. Additional folders may be created inside the folder itself.
==Mac OS X and macOS==
With Mac OS X (now macOS), the situation got a whole lot more complicated. Generally, system-wide settings that apply for more than the current, logged-in folder are stored inside the Preferences folder inside the Library folder on the root level of the Mac OS X startup volume. Settings for applications on a user-per-user level are stored inside the Preferences folder located inside the Library folder in the user's Home folder.
==External links==
*About the Macintosh: The System: Preferences by George W. Mills at the University of Glasgow
Category:Folders
Category:Classic Mac OS
Category:Mac OS X