New user account without applications from other accounts?

QV7 · QV7 #1 (**permalink**)

11-23-2011, 11:01 AM

Hi. I'm trying to create a completely blank, fresh admin account on my Mac. I'm having some trouble, however, because the applications from the previous admin account are already there, in the new account. What am I doing wrong and is there some way to avoid this? Thanks.

bobtomay · bobtomay #2 (**permalink**)

11-23-2011, 11:38 AM

Any applications that were installed into the default Applications folder at the root of the drive are going to be available in every account you create.
None of the preferences that were set in an one user account for those applications will be in the new account.
The preferences will all be back to the default, original install settings.

Only applications that were installed into a users Applications folder would not be available in a newly created account.

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Member Since: Dec 22, 2006 Location: Texas, where else? Posts: 22,036 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.33 C2D 256 4GB, MBA 13" i7 1.8, MB 2.0 2GB, Nano 4th, 3GS, iPad 1	11-23-2011, 11:38 AM Any applications that were installed into the default Applications folder at the root of the drive are going to be available in every account you create. None of the preferences that were set in an one user account for those applications will be in the new account. The preferences will all be back to the default, original install settings. Only applications that were installed into a users Applications folder would not be available in a newly created account. I cannot be held responsible for the things that come out of my mouth. In the Windows world, most everything folks don't understand is called a virus.
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Member Since: Nov 23, 2011 Posts: 1	11-23-2011, 11:01 AM Hi. I'm trying to create a completely blank, fresh admin account on my Mac. I'm having some trouble, however, because the applications from the previous admin account are already there, in the new account. What am I doing wrong and is there some way to avoid this? Thanks.
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