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Set up multiple user accounts

Set up multiple user accounts - macOS Tutorial

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Set up multiple user accounts

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- [Instructor] When you turn on your Mac, you start at the sign in screen where you need to type in your password, which signs you into your user account. Your user account is where all of your files and configurations are stored. And if you share a computer with another person, you may want to set up multiple user accounts. When each person signs into their own account, they will see a separate setup and configuration, different preferences, different documents, different photos and music libraries, and more. So let's start by going to System Preferences. So in the top left corner, I'll click the Apple logo to open the system menu, then go to System Preferences. Then I'll go to the section for users and groups. Now, when you first set up your Mac, you will have one user account. And I can see that listed here. I only have one account and it is labeled as an admin. There are different types of user accounts. Admins have…

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