However, in OS X 10.11 or later, the root user's write access to certain areas of the file system is restricted. See the Apple Support article About System Integrity Protection on your Mac. The root user is disabled by default. Recent versions of Mac OS X and macOS have started to hide the root folder from users (the root folder is the folder at the root of your hard drive). _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mac os. To make the root folder appear, follow these steps: anywhere on the Desktop, enter Command+Shift+G, then type / and hit return. This will take you to root (Macintosh HD).
…in Windows 10 back to Windows 2000
You need to be able to find the system root directory in order to find the drivers that are actually in use, to find the system log files, and to find the debug crash dump files. Dante and the flower of life mac os.
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To locate the system root directory:
- Press and hold the Windows key, then press the letter ‘R'. (On Windows 7, you can also click start->run… to get the same dialog box.)
- Enter the word 'cmd' in the program prompt, as shown, and press OK.
Mac Os Versions
- A command window should appear. Enter the command 'set systemroot' at the prompt, and press enter, as shown below. The system will display the system root. (The first example is from Windows 2000, the second is from Windows 10; but the same procedure works for Windows XP through Windows 8.1, too.)
