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Sharing folders across users
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Jan 21, 2008, 12:02 AM
 
I was trying to share my pictures folder with my other user account (wifes) and could not figure out how to do it. Any ideas how to accompish this?

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Jan 21, 2008, 12:12 AM
 
The only thing I can think of is to copy or move the pictures that you want to share into another folder that is not private. Alternatively, you could put them into the Shared account.
     
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Jan 21, 2008, 03:37 AM
 
Just to elaborate. /Users/Shared by default is accessible to every user. If you put your iPhoto Library in /Users/Shared and make sure you "fix" the permissions on the enclosed items, both users should be able to access it.

You'll also need to hold down option while you launch iPhoto on the second user and pick the option that lets you choose an iPhoto library. Navigate to the /Users/Shared/iPhoto Library, and you should be good to go.
     
   
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