Mac 911: Does Spotlight reveal other users' files?

Macworld
Aug 4, 2015, 7:24 am488 pts
Scott Trezza is frustrated with Spotlight in Yosemite: Spotlight searches on my MacBook Pro running Yosemite always reveal files on other users’ accounts. If I put the other users’ home directory into the Privacy section of Spotlight in System Preferences, then those same users are unable to enjoy the…

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