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snerkler

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Feb 14, 2012
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Hi,

I've always thought that when I install apps they appear in the applications folder, however recently I've downloaded a few that haven't appeared in the applications folder and assumed they'd not installed, however I checked Launchpad and can use the apps from there.

Is this normal and if so why so some apps appear in the applications folder and others don't?

I running an M1 Max MBP 16" with Monterey 12.5.1

Edit: On digging around I've found that instead of going to Macintosh HD > Applications they've gone into user > applications.

How do I change it so they go into Macintosh HD > Applications all the time?
 
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