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Re:Time Machine in macOS 10.15.3 is very slow on first full ... by neuronic on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @04:44AM (#22307400)
Honestly not sure why this is downvoted. I run a multi-user setup and switching between users is a giant pain. Here is one scenario that I find really weird, at the very least since High Sierra.

Assume user MAIN and user WORK:

1) Open Macbook

2) Login prompt for MAIN shows, "Switch User" button below

3) Click "Switch User", now prompt with logins for MAIN and WORK shows

4) Click and successfully login to WORK, the desktop for WORK now shows

--- Getting weird now

5) Get flashing image of desktop of user MAIN (?)

6) Get login prompt for user MAIN (??)

7) Click cancel, bounce back to login screen with MAIN and WORK (???)

8) Login to WORK again, good to go from here.

Switching between users on macOS is not just weird sometimes but at least it feels downright insecure when I am able to see flashing images of MAIN when I am logged into WORK.

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Re:Time Machine in macOS 10.15.3 is very slow on first full ... by zeeZ on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @06:20AM (#22307889)
Active Directory stuff is broken whenever the Mac is hibernated. Trying to use an AD Admin password to approve something almost always requires a reboot before the password window stops shaking.
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Re:Time Machine in macOS 10.15.3 is very slow on first full ... by cpcallen on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @05:58AM (#22307788)
I switch users quite frequently and have never seen this or anything like it. (I see some others have mentioned that Firefox might be the culprit, though, and I don't use it.)
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Re:Time Machine in macOS 10.15.3 is very slow on first full ... by serverQuestion on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @05:24AM (#22307604)
this plus all the random 3D animation and programs bugging out/freezing after switching between 2 active users. (looking at you firefox)
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Re:Time Machine in macOS 10.15.3 is very slow on first full ... by neuronic on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @05:34AM (#22307662)
Oh yes, do not dare to have Firefox open across users!
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