How to make macOS apps available to a single user instead of all users<article>
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<p>During the pandemic, many people have found themselves sharing their Macs with family members and roommates. In that situation, you may not want every app that you install to be available to everyone who uses the same Mac. There’s a folder within your account that holds apps only you can run: instead of the main <code>/Applications</code> folder at the top level of your startup volume, it’s <code>~/Applications</code> (technically, <code>/Users/short-account-name/Applications</code>).</p><p>Some apps offer a way to control how broadly they are installed, providing options during installation that read something like “install for all users of this computer” and “install for this user only” (the language may vary by installer).</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3608430/make-macos-apps-available-to-a-single-user-instead-of-all-users.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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How to make macOS apps available to a single user instead of all users
