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Asked: 2026-05-20T18:56:59+00:00

I apologize that this isn’t a question on how to use Mathematica, but rather

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I apologize that this isn’t a question on how to use Mathematica, but rather where the documentation lies inside the applications folder.

During a drag and drop, I happened to drag the Mathematica symbol on the help window (on a Mac) onto the desktop, which just ended up dragging the help file onto the desktop. Now, I don’t know where in the applications folder folder that file belongs (file name: Mathematica.nb) so that I can place it back and my help won’t start because the file isn’t where it is looking. My best guess is somewhere in /Applications/Mathematica/Documentation/, but theres tonnes of folders in there. Could someone check in their folder and let me know where this file belongs (again, I’m on a Mac)?

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    In[70]:= FileNames["Mathematica.nb", $InstallationDirectory, Infinity]

Out[70]= {"C:\\Program Files\\Wolfram \
Research\\Mathematica\\8.0.1\\Documentation\\English\\System\\Guides\\\
Mathematica.nb", "C:\\Program Files\\Wolfram \
Research\\Mathematica\\8.0.1\\Documentation\\English\\System\\\
ReferencePages\\Programs\\Mathematica.nb"}

    You want the first one, in Documentation/English/System/Guides.

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