I have a secondary iMac that I want to use for grandchildren to play games and view YouTube. I don’t want them to have access to my personal data (email, text, files). How do I set this up? I will need to
log in with my one Apple ID so I can purchase games.
iMac 27″, macOS 10.15
Set up 2 user accounts on the second iMac. Make sure both accounts have a password.
Enter your Apple ID in both accounts. This assumes the grandkids do not have their own Apple ID.
In Users & Groups you may want to consider setting the Login Option to automatically log in to the User account so that when your grandkids start up the iMac it goes right into their User account.
If/when you use the iMac yourself, use your Admin account and make sure to save files to folders exclusively within your user home folder, typically in your Documents folder.
When logged into their User account, your grandkids will have no access to any files, folders or other data that is in your own user home folder.
You may also want to consider setting some Content & Privacy Restrictions on the User account. Follow the instructions in this guide -> Set up content and privacy restrictions in Screen Time on Mac - Apple Support
Set up 2 user accounts on the second iMac. Make sure both accounts have a password.
Enter your Apple ID in both accounts. This assumes the grandkids do not have their own Apple ID.
In Users & Groups you may want to consider setting the Login Option to automatically log in to the User account so that when your grandkids start up the iMac it goes right into their User account.
If/when you use the iMac yourself, use your Admin account and make sure to save files to folders exclusively within your user home folder, typically in your Documents folder.
When logged into their User account, your grandkids will have no access to any files, folders or other data that is in your own user home folder.
You may also want to consider setting some Content & Privacy Restrictions on the User account. Follow the instructions in this guide -> Set up content and privacy restrictions in Screen Time on Mac - Apple Support
Create a separate user account for them on your Mac.
I would also consider setting up a separate Apple account for them to use.
Limiting access on secondary device (iMac)
