# ownCloud Server Administration Manual

# Providing Default Files

You may distribute a set of default files and folders to all users by placing them in the `owncloud/core/skeleton` directory on your ownCloud server. These files appear only to new users after their initial login, and existing users will not see files that are added to this directory after their first login. The files in the `skeleton` directory are copied into the users’ data directories, so they may change and delete the files without affecting the originals.

This screenshot shows a set of photos in the `skeleton` directory.

They appear on the user’s ownCloud Files page just like any other files.