I have a Macbook with Sonoma. I am setting it up with an admin account and standard accounts. How can I install programs in the Admin account so they show in the Standard accounts? Thanks!
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Install programs for multiple users
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Can you give an example of an app that's not showing up? Normally you don't need to do anything special, so I wonder whether the app's installer is doing something strange.
By default, apps are installed for all users in /Applications. Apps for a single user are put in ~/Applications.
The only thing to watch is that there may be licensing issues - is an app licensed for a single person or for the computer. All that depends on the app and how it does (or doesn't) enforce its license.
Your examples (Office and Adobe) are licensed to a user and enforce their rules by requiring each user to connect using their Microsoft or Adobe account. Each user will have their own app settings which are stored somewhere in ~/Library.
Edit: Adobe updates may cause problems. It is so convoluted how updates are installed. That might need careful testing.
The only thing to watch is that there may be licensing issues - is an app licensed for a single person or for the computer. All that depends on the app and how it does (or doesn't) enforce its license.
Your examples (Office and Adobe) are licensed to a user and enforce their rules by requiring each user to connect using their Microsoft or Adobe account. Each user will have their own app settings which are stored somewhere in ~/Library.
Edit: Adobe updates may cause problems. It is so convoluted how updates are installed. That might need careful testing.
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