Privacy

courtesypaysdividends wrote:

Can I shield my files from my family members in a shared account?

Create standard user accounts for each family member accessing the computer.

Change Users & Groups settings on Mac - Apple Support

What do you mean by a shared account? Do you have only 1 user account on your Mac? If so, you should create a separate user account for each user; that way, each user's files will be private to that user unless you take specific action to share them.