Applications folder is empty

How do I fix this? I'm on Mountain Lion 10.8.2 (12C60) 2012 air, and although my main applications folder has my apps in it (Macintosh HD > Applications) and my launchpad looks fine, for some reason my user applications folder is completely empty (Macintosh HD > Users > MyName > Applications). I am the only user on this computer (other than guest account). I don't remember it being like this in previous versions of OS X. Is it meant to be empty unless I have apps installed only for myself?

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Using Finder, if I select Macintosh HD, I get the applications folder, and it lists the apps, as it should. In the Sidebar is my Home Folder, identified by my short name...when I select it, I get various folders to view....the Applications Folder is empty...nothing....but if I select Macintosh HD in the Sidebar as I mentioned above, all the apps are their...
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"Why is the Applications folder under my shortname empty?"
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For some raisin, for the past couple days I've noticed my root applications folder is empty. The applications on the dock still launch fine, "Show in finder" shows an empty applications folder. ls -laO shows nothing. I notice that, if I look at it funny, sometimes the "utilities" folder pops up, but typically only for a few seconds. Same with with the MS Office folder. Searching for application names in spotlight shows them, but "open in enclosing folder" shows an empty Applications folder. Searching for Terminal shows Terminal, along with a full Utilities folder, but the applications folder is still empty when I go up the tree. I have no clue what's going on here. Can anyone give me an assist before I flatten and reinstall?

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Applications folder is empty within User folder

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thanks.

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A couple of things:
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Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of this exercise is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login. Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Be sure your Mac is shut down.
Press the power button.
Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key. The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone.
Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).
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Brianna

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I upgraded my mid-2010 Macbook Pro to Yosemite, and am observing two problems: 1) my Applications folder is empty, except for the "Windows 7 Applications" subfolder related to Parallels; and 2) if I right-click on a Dock icon, the dock effectively crashes. When I view the Activity Monitor, Dock is consuming a huge amount of system resources (typically between 100% and 200%) and loginwindow and lsregister aren't far behind (around 60% - 100%). My battery life is awful - I've been using my computer for about 30 minutes and am below 60% after starting with a full charge.
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Hi Lawenforcer, and a warm welcome to the forums!
Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, then move these files to the Desktop.
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/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist
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Problem description:
After installing yosemite on MBP (early 2011) the applications folder is empty. How do I get them Back? Further the fan is blowing all the time and the MBP gets very warm.
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Where is my Application Folder?

Greetings,
I need somebody help here!!! I accidentally deleted my "Application" folder and emptied the trash. All my softwares are now gone and i can't open any of my previous softwares now (TextEdit/iTunes etc etc etc). The worst thing is that i can't even open the "System Preference" now. Is it possible for me to retrieve/recover my Application folder? What should i do now? re-install mac OSX? format it?
Any advice and help would be greatly appreciate. Thanks!
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.5) 1.2 GHz PowerPC

No, don't use Panther wait until you have the OS Tiger disk. I noticed everytime when i reboot/restart my Mac, a blinking "Globe" icon appears followed by a "question mark/two face" (switching) icon, what does it mean? I don't remember i have these icon popping up until recently.You will need System Preferences to change this. It is because you have Network designated as the "startup Disk". All you have to do is choose your Mac OS X volume in Startup Disk instead of Network. Until you have that sorted you can start to Startup Manager by using option-startup.
-mj
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Empty OS X Applications folder

At times my Application folder will open, showing no application icons -- just an empty folder.
In particylar this happens when I create a desktop shortcut, again the application folder launches but empty, no views of any installed apps.
It eventually opens normally, but I have to wine and dine it to do so.
This happens on my MacBook Air and on my iMac. I'll create an alias to the folder, click -- opens an empty folder.
Anybody else have this annoying issue?
Moe

You may have two Applications folders. One is on the hard drive level where the System and Library are, and you may have another one, which is different, under your user name.
The one under my user name is empty.

Applications Folder in Finder Empty

Hi folks,
My application folder appears to have "split" from the applications shortcut in the Finder window. The shortcut under Favorites contains all my applications, while the folder itself contains none...
When I get info on both of them, I see the following:
App Shortcut: "Where: /"
App Folder: "Where: /Users/SarahSteeds"
Also, I've only had one new software download that saved itself to the Applications folder (at location "/Users/SarahSteeds"). All others have been directed to the shortcut (at location "/").
Any thoughts on how to converge the two?
Thanks!

The one that is empty is in your User account.
HardDisk > Users > SarahSteeds > Applications
That's deprecated under Lion but is left there as some people/apps may wish to use it.
The 'Applications' folder in your favourites are all here:
HardDisk > Applications
The difference is that everything in the latter is available to all users, whereas apps in the former are only available to the User 'SarahSteeds'. If you're the only user of your computer there is effectively no differencence, and as Neil says, you can just ignore or delete the one in your user account.
However, if you have other users on your computer and you want to restrict certain apps for your own use only, then put those app in the "SarahSteeds > Applications" folder and remove them from the "HardDisk > Applications" folder. The preferred way now in Lion to restrict Apps is to use Parental Controls, which is why (if you follow the 'official' way) there's no need for the User > Applications folder anymore.

Applications folder is empty

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