Where to find accounts on mac

December 6, at am. Mau says:. October 1, at pm. February 27, at pm. October 19, at pm. LJ says:. July 10, at pm. Rouabah says:. June 21, at pm. Corey says:. May 1, at am. Ashraf Fahmy says:. March 28, at am. May 22, at am. July 20, at am. Mark says:. November 14, at am. Alistaire Smialek says:. July 5, at pm. On your Mac, click the Apple icon in the top left corner of your screen. You'll see a list of current users to the left -- if you're the administrator, you'll see the word Admin below your account name.

Click the lock icon to make changes, and enter the administrator name and password. Choose the type of account you'd like to create: standard, administrator, managed with parental controls, or sharing only.

Here are the differences:. In the same window, enter the new user's full name, which will general an account name for them automatically. Enter and verify a password, and a password hint. If your Mac has Touch ID, new users can add a fingerprint after logging in to unlock their account. That's it! Remove any apps by selecting them in the list and clicking the — icon. As I said above, administrators can change any settings on the Mac. Standard users are limited only in their ability to change certain settings and access system files.

Otherwise, each standard user has full access to the files in their home folder — the one with the house icon and their username — and can change any settings in System Preferences that apply to their personal use of the Mac. If you wish to have a password hint to remind the user of their password in case they forget it, you can enter that as well. Click Create User, and the Mac will create a new account, and a new home folder, for that user.

They will be able to log in and access their files. Downtime is where you set time periods, by day of the week, when your child is not allowed to use the computer. In App Limits , you can choose apps you want to limit access to. They get a notification five minutes before their time is up.

Use Communication to limit who children can contact via FaceTime and Messages and if your child has an iPhone, and is signed in with the same Apple ID, the settings you apply here also affect the Phone app on that device.

Always Allowed lets you set contacts that your children can always communicate with, such as parents or other family members.

You can also whitelist apps so they can use specific apps without limits. Remove the account and turn off its features: Click the Remove button.

Note: Deleting an account or turning off individual features can remove data stored in your apps. The data may be restored if you turn on the feature or add the account again. Add an account from an app You can add accounts from Mail, Contacts and Calendar.