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Old April 14th, 2008, 09:18 PM
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preventing viewing of other users files in spotlight

i set up a user account for a friend. When i log into that account and search files in my account they show up. How can i prevent that from happening?
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Old April 16th, 2008, 10:43 PM
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Try going to System Preferences>Spotlight and click on the "Privacy" tab. Add your user folder to the list (by pressing +).

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