---
title: "Home directory location"
date: "2015-02-17"
category: "platform"
slug: "home-directory-location"
---

## Overview

A home directory is the location where all files for a particular user are stored. Home directories are located under `/home` and named after the user. For example, if your username is "_steve_", the home directory is `/home/steve`.

This location is fixed and cannot be changed without renaming the user under **User** > **Manage Users** in the [[logging-into-the-control-panel]].

## Tilde (~) Notation

The tilde character (`~`) is a shorthand that refers to your home directory. For example, as the user _steve_, `~/mydir/` refers to `/home/steve/mydir`.
