Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Sequoia
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- Get started with Apple Intelligence
- Use Writing Tools
- Use Apple Intelligence in Mail
- Use Apple Intelligence in Messages
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Get web page summaries
- Summarise an audio recording
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Use Apple Intelligence in Photos
- Summarise notifications and reduce interruptions
- Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
- Block access to Apple Intelligence features
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- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books and more between devices
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- Control what you share
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
- Use Private Browsing
- Keep your data safe
- Understand passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- Keep your Apple Account secure
- Use Mail Privacy Protection
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright
Where on my Mac are the files I transferred from my PC?
After you transfer your information from a PC to a Mac and log in to your user account on the Mac, you can find your information in the following locations.
Item | Location |
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Custom desktop picture | Set as the desktop picture on your Mac. To change the picture, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Wallpaper. (You may have to scroll down.) |
In the Mail app . | |
Contacts | In the Contacts app . |
Calendars | In the Calendar app . |
Web browser bookmarks, favourites and homepage | Set in the Safari app . |
Music from iTunes | In the Music app . |
Podcasts from iTunes | In the Podcasts app . |
Audiobooks from iTunes | In the Books app . |
Files from your main documents, videos, music and pictures folders | In the Documents, Movies, Music and Pictures folders in your home folder in the Finder. In the Finder , choose Go > Home. |
Files outside the User folder | In the Finder, in the /Users/Shared folder. |
Files from the desktop | Moved to the desktop of your Mac. |
Tip: To change settings for transferred user accounts, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Users & Groups in the sidebar. (You may have to scroll down.)