There are lots of reasons to use the Guest User feature on your Mac. For most of us, that'll be so others don't have unauthorized access to our files and settings. You can limit what they can and can't do fairly easily so you can be sure at all times that no one is doing things on your Mac that they shouldn't. Here's how to turn on the Guest User account:
- Click on the logo in the top left corner of your screen.
Click on System Preferences.
- Click Users & Groups.
Click on the Lock on the bottom left corner of the window. If you don't have an admin password you can skip to step 6.
- Type in your **admin password*.
Click Unlock
Click Guest User.
Click the checkbox next to Allow guest to log into the computer.
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Nov 07, 2014 This is a short little how to video for those of you that don't know how to get rid of your guest account. How to create a guest account on Mac and protect your personal files - Duration: 2:41.
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- Jun 23, 2020 The Mac restarts and displays the Welcome to Mac screen. Follow the step-by-step guide to create a new admin user account. Once you finish creating the account, the Mac logs you in with the new account. You can then proceed with whatever troubleshooting steps you need to perform.
- When the guest account feature is active, any guest to your home or your office can sit down at this Mac and click on Guest on the login screen to be able to use the computer. None of their files will be saved; when they log out everything will be deleted.
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