How do I share files across accounts on the same iMac?

I used Migration Assistant to bring documents from a Windows laptop over to my new iMac. I setup several accounts already on the iMac. I want to be able to view the migrated documents across all of the accounts on my iMac. How do I do that?

In FINDER, copy the migrated documents you want to share into the Dropbox, in the second column over.
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The following AppleScript will recursively descend the directory tree and change the items to your modes:
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padding: 5px;
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color: #000000;
background-color: #FFDDFF;
overflow: auto;"
title="this text can be pasted into the Script Editor">
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving these_items
repeat with some_item in these_items
ProcessStuff from some_item
end repeat
end adding folder items to
to ProcessStuff from SomeItem
processes items contained in SomeItem, recursively descending the directory tree
parameters - SomeItem [mixed]: an item containing the items to process
returns nothing
set SomeItem to SomeItem as text
set FileInfo to (info for SomeItem as alias)
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on error
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ProcessStuff from SubItem
end repeat
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end if
return
end ProcessStuff
</pre>
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levidan wrote:
We just got a 27" imac and my wife and I have our own log on accounts. We share our itunes library. I have moved our itunes library to the shared folder so both of us can see its contents and pointed itunes on both user accounts to that shared folder. But, if she or I purchase an app or music it doesn't go into that shared folder. So I have to copy and paste it into the shared folder. Am I missing something there should be an easier way? I just want us to share the music and iphone apps we purchase.
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