@Melissa G Brady wrote:
I have found very old instructions to drop the color profile in the Library section of my computer but I do not have access to those folders. Is there another way to install this or do I need to contact my computer's administrator?
There are multiple Library folders on the Mac, at different levels of the hierarchy of the system and user accounts. The two levels that come into play here are at the computer level, and at the user level. Each has its own ColorSync folder at its level.
The computer level ColorSync folder is at:
[Mac storage]/Library/ColorSync
It is likely that the Mac won’t let you put files in this folder without entering an administrator password, because in recent versions of macOS, Apple has locked down this folder. If you do have an administrator-level password for your Mac, you can copy profiles to this location.
For recent versions of macOS, Apple recommends putting new profiles into the ColorSync profile within the home folder of your own user account. That is here:
[Mac storage]/Users/[your username]/Library/ColorSync
You may not be able to see the Library folder inside your home folder because Apple hides it by default. To easily reveal it in the Mac Finder, click the Go menu and hold it down; you will not see Library right away but if you hold down the Option key, Library will appear on the Go menu. Choose that, and the Library folder window will open with the ColorSync folder inside it. You probably don’t need a password to add files to this folder.
If you always want to see the Library folder in your home folder, with your home folder open in the Finder, choose View > View Options and enable the option Show Library Folder.
How these folders differ:
- Profiles you put into the computer-level folder show up no matter which account is using the Mac.
- Profiles you put within your user account’s home folder appear only when the Mac is signed into your macOS account.
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