During the pandemic , many mass have found themselves sharing their Macs with family penis and roommate . In that position , you may not require every app that you put in to be available to everyone who uses the same Mac . There ’s a folder within your accounting that take apps only you may run : instead of the chief / Applicationsfolder at the top level of your startup volume , it’s~/Applications(technically,/Users / unretentive - bill - name / Applications ) .
Some apps provide a way to control how broadly they are installed , providing options during installation that read something like “ instal for all users of this computer ” and “ set up for this user only ” ( the language may vary by installer ) .
When install an app from a disk figure of speech or that ’s downloaded as a compressed file , you could copy it decently to your personal apps folder . ChooseGo > Go to Folderin the Finder and paste~/Applicationsinto it , and then clickGo . Now , just cart the app into that folder .
However , if you ’re set up through another method that places apps by default into the principal Applications leaflet , including Mac App Store downloads , adopt these steps .
Open / Applications , either via Go to Folder , or by opening the master spirit level of your drive in the Finder and double - clicking the Applications folder .
Open a freestanding window with your app folder via the method acting noted above or navigating in the Finder throughUsers > full chronicle name > app .
Hold down the Command headstone and drag the app from the main Applications pamphlet into your personal one . ( You must hold down Command or macOS will create an alias or else of moving the app . )
You may be prompted to recruit an administrative password , or if you have a Mac with Touch ID , to formalise the move with a fingertip .
This does n’t prevent another user from set up the same app , if they have admittance to an installer or download , into the principal Applications booklet or for themselves , however .
This Mac 911 article is in response to a motion submit by Macworld reader Jade .
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