{"id":41645,"date":"2023-04-21T10:30:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T15:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/macreports.com\/?p=41645"},"modified":"2023-04-21T10:42:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T15:42:01","slug":"what-is-macintosh-hd-an-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macreports.com\/what-is-macintosh-hd-an-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Macintosh HD? An Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Macintosh HD is the default name for the hard drive on Mac models. This is where the system and related support files are housed. This is also called your <strong>startup disk<\/strong>. This is where macOS is stored. Your macOS runs on the Macintosh HD volume. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"238\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/macintosh-hd.png\" alt=\"A screenshot showing the Macintosh HD hard drive\" class=\"wp-image-41671\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It is easy to be confused about what exactly Macintosh HD is. There are a few different places you may see Macintosh HD, including on your desktop, in Finder, and in Disk Utility. What Macintosh HD means depends on the context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-macintosh-hd\">What is Macintosh HD?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-on-your-desktop-or-in-finder\">On your desktop or in Finder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you click and open the Macintosh HD drive, you will notice the following folders (if you do not know how to access Macintosh HD, see the next section):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Library<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>System<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1404\" height=\"922\" src=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/macintosh-hd-content.png\" alt=\"Folders inside the Macintosh HD drive\" class=\"wp-image-41673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/macintosh-hd-content.png 1404w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/macintosh-hd-content-400x263.png 400w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/macintosh-hd-content-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/macintosh-hd-content-768x504.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1404px) 100vw, 1404px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>So basically, on your desktop or in Finder, Macintosh HD just refers to the location where <em>all of your stuff<\/em> is stored. All of your files (and those for other users) and your applications are here. You can access your files by going to <strong>Macintosh HD<\/strong> > <strong>Users<\/strong> > [<strong>user name<\/strong>] has your personal files. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-disk-utility\">In Disk Utility<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/disk-utility-macintosh-HD.png\" alt=\"disk utility view of Macintosh HD and Macintosh HD data volumes\" class=\"wp-image-41791\" width=\"1033\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/disk-utility-macintosh-HD.png 2066w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/disk-utility-macintosh-HD-400x226.png 400w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/disk-utility-macintosh-HD-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/disk-utility-macintosh-HD-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/disk-utility-macintosh-HD-1536x867.png 1536w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/disk-utility-macintosh-HD-2048x1156.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1033px) 100vw, 1033px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you open Disk Utility, you may see 3 or 4 things labeled Macintosh HD. The top-level <strong>Macintosh HD<\/strong> is a volume group containing the volumes<strong> Macintosh HD<\/strong> and <strong>Macintosh HD &#8211; Data<\/strong> or just <strong>Data<\/strong>. You may also see <strong>Macintosh HD snapshot<\/strong> under<strong> Macintosh HD<\/strong>. We will focus on the two volumes, <strong>Macintosh HD<\/strong> and<strong> Macintosh HD &#8211; Data<\/strong> (or just <strong>Data<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-macintosh-hd-volume\">The Macintosh HD volume<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Macintosh HD<\/strong> is a system volume. It will appear greyed out in Disk Utility. It is a sealed, read-only volume. Users or third-party apps won&#8217;t be able to modify this volume. Apple designed this volume like this to protect the integrity of your Mac and Macintosh HD from security breaches and to protect the operating system files from being overwritten. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-macintosh-hd-data-data-volume\">The Macintosh HD &#8211; Data (Data) volume<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Macintosh HD &#8211; Data<\/strong> is a data volume. Newer macOS versions refer to this as the <strong>Data<\/strong> volume. This is where your user account (users&#8217; files and data) is located. This also stores all of the other data. Macintosh HD and Macintosh HD &#8211; Data are separated to avoid the accidental modification of critical operating system files.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2170\" height=\"888\" src=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mac-volumes.png\" alt=\"Disk Utility screen showing Mac Volumes\" class=\"wp-image-41676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mac-volumes.png 2170w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mac-volumes-400x164.png 400w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mac-volumes-1024x419.png 1024w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mac-volumes-768x314.png 768w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mac-volumes-1536x629.png 1536w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mac-volumes-2048x838.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2170px) 100vw, 2170px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>For typical Mac users, your files or content is either on iCloud or in Macintosh HD -Data. While troubleshooting your Mac, you will run into Macintosh HD or Macintosh HD &#8211; Data. For example, if you want to repair your disk with Disk Utility, you will see them. For example, we often say things like, &#8220;now choose your startup disk.&#8221; That is the Macintosh HD volume. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-where-to-find-macintosh-hd-on-your-desktop-or-in-finder\">Where to find Macintosh HD on your desktop or in Finder<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can open it by opening a <strong>Finder<\/strong> window, then going to the top menu bar and selecting <strong>Go<\/strong>, then <strong>Computer<\/strong>. You can also open it by pressing the <strong>Shift<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>Command<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>C <\/strong>keys together. For easy access, you can add it to your desktop and to the Finder sidebar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New versions of macOS do not show Macintosh HD on the desktop by default. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/how-to-put-a-macintosh-hd-icon-on-your-desktop\/\">show Macintosh HD on your desktop<\/a> and in the Finder sidebar. To do this, you will need to change your Finder preferences. Open a Finder window, and click <strong>Finder<\/strong> and<strong> Settings<\/strong>. Ensure that under the <strong>General<\/strong> tab, the <strong>Hard disks<\/strong> option is selected. If you want to see Macintosh HD in the sidebar, then click the <strong>Sidebar<\/strong> tab and then ensure that <strong>Hard disks<\/strong> is checked. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hard-disk-settings.png\" alt=\"Macintosh HD volumes in Finder settings\" class=\"wp-image-41678\" width=\"546\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hard-disk-settings.png 728w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hard-disk-settings-400x342.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Related articles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/the-disk-macintosh-hd-data-cant-be-unlocked-fix\/\">The Disk \u201cMacintosh HD \u2013 Data\u201d Can\u2019t be Unlocked, Fix<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/how-to-start-up-an-apple-silicon-mac-m-chip-in-macos-recovery\/\">How to Start Up an Apple Silicon Mac (M Chip) in macOS Recovery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/how-to-use-apple-diagnostics-to-test-your-mac-for-failing-hardware\/\">How to Use Apple Diagnostics to Test Your Mac for Failing Hardware<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/kernelmanagerd-causing-high-cpu-usage-battery-drain\/\">KernelManagerd Causing High CPU Usage &amp; Battery Drain<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/boot-camp-error-the-startup-disk-cannot-be-partitioned-or-restored-to-a-single-partition\/\">Boot Camp Error \u201cThe Startup Disk Cannot Be Partitioned Or Restored To A Single Partition\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Macintosh HD is the default name for the hard drive on Mac models. 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