Can i merge users on the same iMac

i've just got my first mac. I migrated files from old pc. This has created another user. Can I merge the two?

Best to start over and use Setup Assistant, which appears on the first boot of the new Mac. This will avoid all of the hassles involved in trying to merge accounts.
See "Second chance" to use Setup Assistant
http://pondini.org/OSX/Setup.html

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I would like to share some apps including Quicken with anoter user on the same iMac. I have put the Quicken app and the .QFX file in /usrs/share and changed the permissions to R/W on both files but when I log in as the other user and run Quicken it does not use the .QFX file and instead comes up with no accounts.

The Quicken app. should be in the Applications folder at the root of Macintosh HD. It's accessible to all users from there.
To share a file, (this from Finder Help menu)
"Sharing files with others who use your computer
You can share files with others who use your computer by placing the files in the Public folder in your home folder. Anyone with an account on your computer can read or copy the items you put in your Public folder (except for your Drop Box folder, which only you can open).
To share files using your Public folder:
Copy the files you want to share into your Public folder, inside your home folder.
To give a copy of a file directly to another person, copy it to their Drop Box folder (inside their Public folder), where only they can see it."
When opening a file just double-click the file - it will open the application automatically.

How to share iphoto with two users in the same imac maverick

I can´t find the way to share iphoto/itunes with two users in the same imac with maverick software

In conclusion, the new software is worse than the old one, really? Because in my old mac I could share easily without copy with an external USB
It's not iPhoto that dropped the ball but the system. I believe it was Mavericks that broke the Shared folder compatibility for iPhoto, not iPhoto itself.
Also having the library on an external HD is a good way of freeing up space on the boot drive to assure optional system and application performance.

Does home sharing allow me to share my iTunes library with other users on the same imac

Does home sharing allow me to share my iTunes library with other users on the same imac?

Apparently so (as long as each user operates out of a different Mac User account).
After setting up home sharing in the various different user accounts on the Mac, you need to have iTunes open in the account that you want to Home Share from.
Now use fast User Switching to get into the account that you want to Home Share to. Launch iTunes in there. The library in the other account should appear as shared for you.

How do I share the iTunes library with all/some of the other users on the same iMac?

How do I share the iTunes library with all/some of the other users on the same iMac?

Check out these articles it may help...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819
http://www.apple.com/itunes/how-to/#playlists-shareplaylists
hope this helps.

When I try to play videos on Apple's website, "missing plug-ins" appears. The same happens when I try to play Apple trailers. Other "users" on the same iMac don't have this problem.

When I try to play videos on Apple's website, "missing plug-ins" appears. The same happens when I try to play Apple trailers. Other "users" on the same iMac don't have this problem.

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! Your solution worked straight away. I've been battling with this for weeks'
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How can I merge folder with the same name so that the content does not replace the other

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That's only a good idea if the semantics of sayHello
as defined in MyInterface suggest that a
RemoteException could occur. If not, then you're
designing the interface to suit the way the
implementing classes will be written, which smells.
:-)But in practice you can't make a call which can be handled either remotely or locally without, at some point, dealing with the RemoteException.
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I need to let another user access our Library file to add some subtitles to a video I'm editing.
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I tried the same with FCPX and then tried to launch FCPX from the other user's profile, but it wouldn't work saying it needs permissions, even though I did the thing with permissions.
After some playing around, I broke it and had to use that Preference File eraser because the Library stopped working even on my account.
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Thanks.
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we have two different users on the one imac - one user has a extensive itunes library the other has nothing is it possible to send playlist from the one user to the other user empty itunes library ?

Read this article and see if it helps.
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/8672.html
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How can I share a folder between two users on the same iMac?

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Any ideas?

jrwood116 wrote:
Thanks, but do you have to do that every time you share a folder?
No, you just need to do it once and that's it. Anything that is in the Shared folder is accessible by all user accounts within the same Mac.
jrwood116 wrote:
I've read numerous 'how to share a folder' blogs and they just say it's as simple as clicking 'share' and allowing specific users to access it...none have mentioned this (not saying your advice is wrong at all, just don't get why no-one else has mentioned what appears to be a key step!)
Can you give me an example of such a blog. I suspect you may have mis-understood what they were saying but if you can provide a link, I'll look at it.

How do I set up pages and the rest of iWork to work with multiple users on the same iMac?

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When you install you get the opportunity to install it for "All Users".
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Two users on the same iMac and the same iTunes library, howto?

hi to all,
i'm trying without success to create a itunes libray on an external drive.
I have two users on the iMac, both has different idevices, but i'd like the can access to the same music library, apps, books ecc.
How can realize that?

hi to all,
i'm trying without success to create a itunes libray on an external drive.
I have two users on the iMac, both has different idevices, but i'd like the can access to the same music library, apps, books ecc.
How can realize that?

I cannot import my photos to iPhoto but can using another user sharing the same library.

I am trying to import my photos on my main user account on my iMac to iPhoto 11. I am running Mac OS X Version 10.7.5
When I try to upload using my main user account it will not upload the photos. It gives an error message "iPhoto cannot import your photos because there was a problem downloading an image. I also get urecognised file format from my Cannon SLR. The crazy thing is, I share the same library with my wifes user account on the same Mac and the images upload without any issues. I can see them in my user account but when I try to open the landscape files I get an exclamation mark on a black background.
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The exclamation mark means that iPhoto has lost/broken the file path to the original/master file. Apply the two fixes below in order as needed to reair the library:
Fix #1
1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
2 - run Option #4 to rebuild the database.
Fix #2
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3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the Library ➙ Rebuild Library menu option.
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