Work & Life with a Macbook Pro 14 M2 Pro, possible?

[macqonsumer]

Hi! Hope you are doing great!
I bought a mbp m2 pro a few weeks ago. ( I love it)
I was using my old mbp i5 8gb from 2012 to do my actual work
(98% of my work its online Zoom, teams, azure, office365, Google WS, etc. Everything its web based except Zoom, teams, and outlook)
My idea with the new m2 pro that I have its to use it for both: Work and personal stuff.
The main issue is that my employer ask me to use a certain app to control the web pages/programs that I use. (not complaining, just telling how it is)
But I don't want to use login into my personal stuff (banks, social media, emails, photos, etc) with that program installed.
So I created a new user.
The thing is that for installing the app, I need to be Administrator.
So, when I installed the app, it appears in both users Work and my Personal one.
Is there a way to have a really separate user?
So when I login into my work profile, I cannot see and/or modify ANYTHING in my personal profile and vice-versa?
Because in my personal profile I want to have my icloud and etc.
(I can still use my 2012 mbp but it needs a new battery , so I have to plug it always and I prefer to carry one laptop instead of two).

I also created a new volume and installed the MacOs.
The thing is that I can access to the files from one volume and vice versa!

Its driving me crazy!!

Thanks for reading!!

 

[dumastudetto]

Depending on how much RAM you chose when buying your new MacBook Pro, you could install something like Parallels and then do your work within a contained Virtual Machine. You can install macOS or Windows as your VM Operating System using Parallels.

I'd turn off all sharing with the host (your MBP that lives outside of the contained Virtual Machine) including storage and clipboard. This is called Isolate/Isolation mode in Parallels.

The beauty of this is your personal stuff is accessible all the time the VM is running by switching to a different space. But your VM OS can't see anything you're doing or the files.

16GB RAM is generally the minimum you want for a good VM experience. 32GB RAM is really smooth. 64GB+ is perfect.

 

[macos9rules]

Hi! The app is probably installed in Macintosh HD > System > Applications. It could also be installed in Macintosh HD > Users > Shared. Move it from there into Macintosh HD > Users > (Your Work Account). I hope it helps!