You are in the wrong Folder. I don't have a Mac but when you look at

https://wiki.factorio.com/Application_directory

you maybe find the right location.

Your Screenshot shows the User Data Directory but you want the Application Data Directory

Look at the wiki link there are diffrent folders for ...

Why running the Game in a VM it have a native Apple Version.

Download the .zip Version its portable and have there own Mods and save folder inside.

Space Age work like a Mod.

So you only need to Install the Space-Age Pack and when you want to Play the Basic Game Just disable the Space Age Mod under Mods and you can Play without Space Age

Faster subsequent rocket launches
In the late-game, you can craft and prepare rockets pretty fast, but there was always a throughput bottleneck: The beautifully crafted animations taking a long time.

We didn't really want to increase the animation speed, as it might look a bit weird. But we ...