Editing Home directory (section)

==Benefits==
Separating user data from system-wide data avoids redundancy (the same system files can be used by between different users) and makes backups of files that are important for a specific user simpler.

Furthermore, [[Trojan horse (computing)|Trojan horses]], [[computer virus|viruses]], and [[computer worm|worms]] running under the user's name and with their privileges will in most cases only be able to alter the files in the user's home directory, and perhaps some files belonging to workgroups the user is a part of, but not actual [[system file]]s, reducing the chances of harming the functioning of the operating system.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Shimeall |first1=Timothy J. |last2=Spring |first2=Jonathan M. |title=Introduction to information security: a strategic-based approach |date=2014 |publisher=Syngress, an imprint of Elsevier |location=Amsterdam Heidelberg |isbn=978-1-59749-969-9 |edition=First}}</ref>