Are installed apps installed for all users? ...

[cmeisenzahl]

Moving to a new Mac Mini from Windows 7, kind of an OS X noob here. ;-)

I created several accounts for all 5 of us in the family. Logged in as myself I installed Google Chrome, accepting the defaults. I see it in my account, but not in the others.

Is that normal behavior? Do I have to install it separately foer each user account? What's the best way to handle this?

Thanks very much in advance,
Chris

 

[GGJstudios]

If apps are installed in the /Applications folder, they are available to all users, unless you restrict a user with Parental Controls. If you install an app in the ~/Applications folder (/Users/yourusername/Applications), that app is only available to you.

Installing Applications in Mac OS X

 

[Weaselboy]

Moving to a new Mac Mini from Windows 7, kind of an OS X noob here. ;-)

I created several accounts for all 5 of us in the family. Logged in as myself I installed Google Chrome, accepting the defaults. I see it in my account, but not in the others.

Is that normal behavior? Do I have to install it separately foer each user account? What's the best way to handle this?

Thanks very much in advance,
Chris

That is not normal. It sounds like maybe you either left in in the installer DMG image and are running it from there, or your dragged the Chrome app into another one of your folders. Make sure you put it in the main /Applications folder and everybody will be able to see it.

 

[cmeisenzahl]

That is not normal. It sounds like maybe you either left in in the installer DMG image and are running it from there, or your dragged the Chrome app into another one of your folders. Make sure you put it in the main /Applications folder and everybody will be able to see it.

Thanks, got it working. I just moved the Chrome icon/app to the main Apps folder. Thanks!