User Guide

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In general, try to keep all of your data in the /home/pi folder.
When installing new software and hardware devices, they will
use the special folders if they need to.
etc Contains most of the configuration files for the
operating system.
dev Linux creates file system entries in this folder for
hardware devices that are attached to the system.
Media devices (for example, DVD drives) are
placed in /mnt or /media instead.
media When storage devices such as CDs, memory
cards, and USB flash drives, are inserted, the
system creates a “mount point” for them in this
folder. Mount points provide access to the file
system on the device.
root This is the home folder for the system
administrator account.
tmp Temporary files used by the system. The contents
of this folder are deleted when the Pi starts.
boot Contains files needed to start Raspbian.
var Stores variable and temporary files that are
created by the user or applications running as the
user.
bin Contains applications that are used by all user
accounts, the system, and the system
administrator.
usr Contains applications and documentation for all
user applications.
sbin Contains applications that are only available to
the system and the system administrator.
lib Contains libraries – collections of code and
information – that must be shared among all
applications.
mnt Similar to /media, this folder contains mount
points for non-removable media.
Folder Description