New user and lost

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  1. bbqsanchez, Feb 28, 2013

    bbqsanchez macrumors newbie

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    hello everyone i just got my first and beautiful new iMac 2/27/13. but im completely lost. im trying to set up my wife's account and my personal account , but cant separate both of them. i cant sync her contacts and we can see both our email accounts. we want our information to be separate from each other. any help would be greatly appreciated.
     
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  2. justperry, Feb 28, 2013

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    Two User Accounts, problem solved.

    Together with fast user switching it takes seconds to change from one to the other User Account.

    To make a new User go to Users & Groups in the System Preferences, make your wife's one (also) an admin account.

    Also there in the Users & Groups is the checkbox to switch on fast user switching under login options.
     
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  3. designs216, Feb 28, 2013

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  4. mtngoatjoe, Feb 28, 2013

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    When using two accounts, can iPhoto and iTunes libraries be shared?
     
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  5. bbqsanchez, Feb 28, 2013

    bbqsanchez thread starter macrumors newbie

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    well im still having issues. i tried syncing my contacts on my account and nothing happened. while her contacts synced and they show on my contact card when i sign in. is it possible for us to keep the privacy of our information to ourselves ?
     
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  6. Peace, Feb 28, 2013

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    It is when you use two separate Apple ID accounts and/or two separate email accounts.
     
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  7. glenthompson, Feb 28, 2013

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    You want to use different AppleIDs for iCloud but a single id for purchases from the app store and iTunes.
     
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