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- public - you place files for others here
- private - no one can get here but you
- incoming - others can place files for you here
- windows_profile - where your Windows XP roaming profile is stored (Desktop, My Documents, etc)
The rest of the folders and files, by default, can be seen, but not read, by others. So, feel free to create other directories in your home directory. You can, of course, also change the Access Control Lists on any of these predefined folders however you choose.
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