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A '''home directory''' is a file system [[Directory (computing)|directory]] on a multi-user operating system containing files for a given [[User (computing)|user]] of the system.

The specifics of the home directory (such as its name and location) are defined by the operating system involved; for example, [[Microsoft Windows]] systems between 2000 and 2003 keep home directories in a folder called Documents and Settings.

== See also ==

* [[Directory (computing)]]
* [[Filesystem hierarchy standard]]
* [[My Documents]]
* [[Parent directory]]
* [[Root directory]]
* [[User (computing)]]
* [[Working directory]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_directory Home directory] @ Wikipedia

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