Change Users & Groups Login Items preferences on Mac
If you’re an administrator of your Mac, you can use the Login Items pane of Users & Groups System Preferences to select the apps, documents, and server connections that open automatically when you log in to your Mac.
To change these preferences, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Users & Groups, select your user name on the left, then click Login Items at the top of the Window.
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Note: If the lock at the bottom left of the pane is locked , click it to unlock the preference pane.
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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List of items | Items that open automatically at login. If you see a yellow triangle next to an item, the item won’t open automatically because it was moved or deleted. | ||||||||||
Item column | Icon and name of the app, document, or connection that opens automatically. | ||||||||||
Kind column | Type of item (app, document, or folder). | ||||||||||
Hide column | If you don’t want an item’s windows to be visible after login, select the Hide checkbox. This option has no effect on server connections; server connections always appear in the Finder after login. | ||||||||||
Add and Remove | To add a new user or group, click the Add button on the left, then enter the information for the new user or group. To delete a user or group, select it in the list, then click the Remove button on the left. See Set up users, guests, and groups and Delete a user or group. |