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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 , select your user name in the list on the left, then click Login Items on the right.
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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 | Turn on and off login items that open automatically when you log in. If you see a yellow triangle | ||||||||||
Item column | View the name of the app, document, folder, or connection that opens automatically. | ||||||||||
Kind column | View the type of item (app, document, folder, volume). | ||||||||||
Hide column | Hide an item’s windows after login. This option has no effect on server connections; server connections always appear in the Finder after login. | ||||||||||
Add a login item | Add and remove login items.
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