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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Operating System
Setting up a new Mac, admin and user accts?
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<blockquote data-quote="technologist" data-source="post: 424423" data-attributes="member: 4134"><p>The point is to avoid having to reinstall your OS. I don't know about you, but I don't enjoy spending a half hour swapping disks, followed by another hour or two of downloading updates and resetting preferences. It's just something I'd rather not do.</p><p></p><p>Running as a non-admin user basically means you have to authenticate (enter the admin username and password) before you can</p><p></p><p>1. Install software</p><p> or</p><p>2. Change system settings (for example, network settings.)</p><p></p><p>Most days, you will never notice any difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="technologist, post: 424423, member: 4134"] The point is to avoid having to reinstall your OS. I don't know about you, but I don't enjoy spending a half hour swapping disks, followed by another hour or two of downloading updates and resetting preferences. It's just something I'd rather not do. Running as a non-admin user basically means you have to authenticate (enter the admin username and password) before you can 1. Install software or 2. Change system settings (for example, network settings.) Most days, you will never notice any difference. [/QUOTE]
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