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  1. D

    Apple TV + Homekit + multi-user

    Does anyone know how I can setup an Apple TV, as an admin of a home, but not the owner? Currently, to get Homekit support on my Apple TV, I have to get the home owner to set it up, even though I am a home admin. This means that the default account on the ATV is that person, when it’s in a...
  2. adib

    How to access other user’s files

    Here is an easy way on macOS to access other user’s files — even when you are not an admin: Create an APFS snapshot of the entire disk (or find a pre-existing Time Machine local snapshot). Mount the snapshot with owners disabled. Go have a blast browsing files that are not yours. For use with...
  3. denibg

    Mac Mini M1 using as a server with multi-users?

    Hi there :) I'm new to Apple computers and I have a question about the Mac Mini M1 because it impressed me a lot. I would like to use it as a server for online work, but to be able to work 2-3 people simultaneously with a desktop environment (in general, Safari and Photoshop will be used the...
  4. dusk007

    iPad Pro iPad and guests

    Got myself an ipad pro, after bad experiences with Windows tablets and no interest in relatively cheap android tablets. My father also had an ipad mini4 which is still quite snappy. Brilliant hardware without a doubt. There is one thing I did not know. There is no multi user login on iOS...
  5. M

    Multi-user profile photos don't show, only initials

    Has anybody else had this issue? I've followed Apple's instructions exactly (I think) but our user avatars/photos don't show on the Apple TV devices in our home, we only show up as initials. Super frustrating, haven't been able to find much about this online. Any help or tips/suggestions would...