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MacOS: Library Directory Structure
/Library/Application Support/
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/
/Library/Application Support/App Store/
/Library/Application Support/Apple/
/Library/Application Support/ApplePushService/
/Library/Application Support/CrashReporter/
/Library/Application Support/GPGTools/
/Library/Application Support/GarageBand/
/Library/Application Support/LCTApp/
/Library/Application Support/Logic/
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/
/Library/Application Support/Oracle/
/Library/Application Support/Paragon Software/
/Library/Application Support/ProApps/
/Library/Application Support/Script Editor/
/Library/Application Support/Tunnelblick/
/Library/Application Support/VMware/
/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/
/Library/Application Support/Wireshark/
/Library/Application Support/com.apple.TCC/
/Library/Application Support/iLifeMediaBrowser/
/Library/Audio/
/Library/Audio/Apple Loops/
/Library/Audio/Apple Loops Index/
/Library/Audio/Impulse Responses/
/Library/Audio/MIDI Configurations/
/Library/Audio/MIDI Devices/
/Library/Audio/MIDI Drivers/
/Library/Audio/MIDI Patch/
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/
/Library/Audio/Sounds/
/Library/Caches/
/Library/Caches/ColorSync/
/Library/Caches/Desktop Pictures/
/Library/Caches/com.apple.cloudkit/
/Library/Caches/com.apple.iconservices.store/
/Library/Caches/com.google.SoftwareUpdate.0/
/Library/ColorPickers/
/Library/ColorSync/
/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/
/Library/Components/
/Library/Compositions/
/Library/Contextual Menu items/
/Library/CoreAnalytics/
/Library/CoreMediaIO/
/Library/CoreMediaIO/Plug-Ins/
/Library/Desktop Pictures/
/Library/Desktop Pictures/.localizations/
/Library/Desktop Pictures/.thumbnails/
/Library/Desktop Pictures/Solid Colors/
/Library/Developer/
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/
/Library/DirectoryServices/
/Library/DirectoryServices/PlugIns/
/Library/Documentation/
/Library/Documentation/Help/
/Library/Documentation/License.lpdf/
/Library/Documentation/User Information.localized/
/Library/DropboxHelperTools/
/Library/DropboxHelperTools/Dropbox_u501/
/Library/Extensions/
/Library/Extensions/ACS6x.kext/
/Library/Extensions/APExtFramebuffer.kext/
/Library/Extensions/ATTOCelerityFC8.kext/
/Library/Extensions/ATTOExpressSASHBA2.kext/
/Library/Extensions/ATTOExpressSASRAID2.kext/
/Library/Extensions/AirParrotDriver.kext/
/Library/Extensions/ArcMSR.kext/
/Library/Extensions/CalDigitHDProDrv.kext/
/Library/Extensions/HighPointIOP.kext/
/Library/Extensions/HighPointRR.kext/
/Library/Extensions/HuaweiDataCardDriver_10_9.kext/
/Library/Extensions/MBBUSBMassStorageDeviceClass.kext/
/Library/Extensions/PromiseSTEX.kext/
/Library/Extensions/SoftRAID.kext/
/Library/Extensions/TACC.kext/
/Library/Filesystems/
/Library/Filesystems/NetFSPlugins/
/Library/Filesystems/osxfuse.fs/
/Library/Fonts/
/Library/Frameworks/
/Library/Frameworks/iTunesLibrary.framework -> /System/Library/Frameworks/iTunesLibrary.framework
/Library/Frameworks/Libmacgpg.framework/
/Library/Frameworks/PluginManager.framework/
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/
/Library/Frameworks/NyxAudioAnalysis.framework -> /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/NyxAudioAnalysis.framework
/Library/GPUBundles/
/Library/Google/
/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/
/Library/Graphics/
/Library/Graphics/Quartz Composer Plug-Ins/
/Library/Image Capture/
/Library/Image Capture/Automatic Tasks/
/Library/Image Capture/Devices/
/Library/Image Capture/Support/
/Library/Image Capture/Supports/
/Library/Image Capture/TWAIN Data Sources/
/Library/Image Capture/Tools/
/Library/Input Methods/
/Library/Internet Plug-ins/
/Library/Internet Plug-ins/AdobePDFViewer.plugin/
/Library/Internet Plug-ins/AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin/
/Library/Internet Plug-ins/Disabled Plug-Ins/
/Library/Internet Plug-ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/
/Library/Java/
/Library/Java/Extensions/
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/
/Library/Keyboard Layouts/
/Library/Keychains/
/Library/Keychains/SupplementalsAssets/
/Library/Keychains/crls/
/Library/LaunchAgents/
/Library/LaunchDaemons/
/Library/Logs/
/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/
/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
/Library/Logs/Xsan/
/Library/Mail/
/Library/Mail/Bundles/
/Library/MessageTracer/
/Library/Messages/
/Library/Messages/PlugIns/
/Library/Modem Scripts/
/Library/OpenDirectory/
/Library/OpenDirectory/Mappings/
/Library/OpenDirectory/Modules/
/Library/OpenDirectory/Templates/
/Library/PDF Services/
/Library/PDF Services/Save to iCloud Drive.pdfworkflow/
/Library/PDF Services/Save to Web Receipts.pdfworkflow/
/Library/Perl/
/Library/Perl/X.XX
/Library/Perl/Updates/
/Library/PreferencePanes/
/Library/PreferencePanes/GPGPreferences.prefPane/
/Library/PreferencePanes/JavaControlPanel.prefPane -> /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/lib/deploy/JavaControlPanel.prefPane
/Library/Preferences/
/Library/Preferences/Audio/
/Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/
/Library/Preferences/Logging/
/Library/Preferences/OpenDirectory/
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/
/Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/
/Library/Preferences/Xsan/
/Library/Printers/
/Library/Printers/Canon/
/Library/Printers/EPSON/
/Library/Printers/Icons/
/Library/Printers/PPDs/
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/
/Library/Python/
/Library/Python/X.XX
/Library/QuickLook/
/Library/QuickLook/iBooksAuthor.qlgenerator/
/Library/QuickLook/iWork.qlgenerator/
/Library/QuickTime/
/Library/QuickTime/AppleIntermediateCodec.component/
/Library/QuickTime/AppleMPEG2Codec.component/
/Library/Receipts/
/Library/Ruby/
/Library/Ruby/Gems/
/Library/Ruby/Site/
/Library/Sandbox/
/Library/Sandbox/Profiles/
/Library/Screen Savers/
/Library/Screen Savers/Default Collections/
/Library/ScriptingAdditions/
/Library/Scripts/
/Library/Scripts/ColorSync/
/Library/Scripts/Folder Action Scripts/
/Library/Scripts/Folder Actions/
/Library/Scripts/Font Book/
/Library/Scripts/Printing Scripts/
/Library/Scripts/Script Editor Scripts/
/Library/Scripts/UI Element Scripts/
/Library/Scripts/VoiceOver/
/Library/Security/
/Library/Security/SecurityAgentPlugins/
/Library/Security/tokend/
/Library/Services/
/Library/Services/GPGServices.service/
/Library/Speech/
/Library/Speech/Synthesizers/
/Library/Spotlight/
/Library/Spotlight/iBooksAuthor.mdimporter/
/Library/Spotlight/iWork.mdimporter/
/Library/StagedExtensions/
/Library/StartupItems/
/Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr/
/Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect/
/Library/StartupItems/StartOuc/
/Library/SystemMigration/
/Library/SystemMigration/History/
/Library/SystemMigration/Queue/
/Library/SystemProfiler/
/Library/TeX/
/Library/TeX/.scripts/
/Library/TeX/Distributions/
/Library/Updates/
/Library/User Pictures/
/Library/User Pictures/Animals/
/Library/User Pictures/Flowers/
/Library/User Pictures/Fun/
/Library/User Pictures/Instruments/
/Library/User Pictures/Nature/
/Library/User Pictures/Sports/
/Library/Video/
/Library/Video/Plug-Ins/
/Library/Video/Professional Video Workflow Plug-Ins/
/Library/WebServer/
/Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables/
/Library/WebServer/Documents/
/Library/WebServer/share/
/Library/Widgets/Calculator.wdgt/
/Library/Widgets/Calendar.wdgt/
/Library/Widgets/Contacts.wdgt/
/Library/Widgets/Dictionary.wdgt/
/Library/Widgets/Movies.wdgt/
/Library/Widgets/Stickies.wdgt/
/Library/Widgets/Stocks.wdgt/
/Library/Widgets/Tile Game.wdgt/
/Library/Widgets/Unit Converter.wdgt/
/Library/Widgets/Weather.wdgt/
/Library/Widgets/Web Clip.wdgt/
/Library/Widgets/World Clock.wdgt/

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