Tuesday, 25 March 2014

User Setup Issue?


i lost hard drive , when reset had issues name vendor used user name. added added name , deleted old one, may of been mistake. when under user name (name next house icon), see different folder structure have on mac pro. example missing library folder etc. have application folder won't open up.

how repair that?
 

first of all, don't go around deleting things unless have to. if folder deleted home folder of admin account, might have gone far , might facing "wipe , install" situation. precaution, pick trash , restore have deleted far if haven't emptied trash.

here procedure have used making new "owner" account...

1 - create new user
2 - make user admin
3 - log in new admin user
4 - only if absolutely necessary, delete old admin user , only if absolutely necessary delete old home folder
5 - optionally, create non-admin user "every day user" of machine , avoid logging in admin user

must admit have done step 5 wife's machine. find works best avoid having admin no password , ease of use don't have password set account.
 


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