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Ossyrial

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Nov 22, 2010
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Hey guys, I have a problem on my Mac. My Mac has several user accounts, but on one of them programs won't work. The only one that works is Finder. ALL the other programs have a question mark. So, I looked up on google and stuff, and it turns out you have to add them to the 'applications' folder. But when I click that, it says I can't open it because my account doesn't have the rights or something. So, the problem is that I have to add my programs to the applications, but I can't ad programs to it, because I'm not the main user. Please Help!

To make a long story short:
Question mark on applications. Can't add them to the applications folder because I'm a 'standard account'.
 
You don't need to add apps to the Applications folder, because they're already there. The Applications folder is shared by all accounts. If you're having a problem with only one user account, something is wrong with that account. Create a new user account and it should work fine.

One other possibility is that you have Parental Controls on that account, restricting it from accessing selected applications.
 
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Bit late reply, but was trying it out. Made a new account and everything was fine.
Thanks!
 
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