I never use "User Accounts" on my MacBook. So I don't know much about them.
If I delete one User Account, will it delete that user's libraries, such as their music, movies, documents, etc?
Also, will it delete the programs that were installed under that user's account, but are accessible by all users?
I migrated my old MacBook to my new MacBook Pro without changing the user accounts so now I have a user account on the MBP that I only used for a few days. I'm trying to determine whether or not I need to keep that new user account. I didnt put anything on it of substance (set a few bookmarks in Safari and downloaded a couple of free apps). I've read a few things online about issues people have after trying to delete user accounts.
Info:
MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011)
I've already deleted the user and clicked "Delete Immediately" to remove the user account and all the user's files, but a lot of their files and applications still show up in my Finder (and take up tons of storage space). Is there a way to permanently delete all of the old stuff?
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I botched up my deletion of a user account and now i have a 100gig in files attaching to a user that i cant see... how do i clear this data out?Â
Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
how do i delete a user account on the new lion software?
View 3 Replies View Relatedhow long does it take to delete a user account from a Macbook Pro running Mavericks
Info:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), mavericks
i'm having troubles deleting a test-account a set up a while ago. i can't seem to get rid of it, although i've tried to delete it several times on system prefs. i get the message saying alt the content in this user 'home'-filder will be lost, and moved to deleted users-folder.. i press ok, wait a couple of minutes and it seems like it is removing the user. but when the message disappears the user it still there. i've tried restart, and the user is still active..
whats wrong, or what am i doing wrong? the user's got admin rights by the way..
I want to delete a user account and it is asking me to choose what to do with a home folder. I just wish to delete the user account completely
View 2 Replies View RelatedI would like to delete a user account from my macbook; will it affect my other accounts if I just delete it?
Info:
iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
I am having trouble deleting a user account from my iMac G5 PowerPC running OS 10.5. I have made a series of mistakes which now prevents me from being able to delete this account.
First, I tried to change the name (full name as well as short name and user folder path). Secondly, I deleted the user folder manually.
So, basically all files and folders associated with this account are gone, but the user name still shows up in the system pref window, but with the "-" button greyed out.
The account I want to delete is the one which was made when I installed the OS in the first place. I have a feeling this might be problematic.
It was the first operating user account before I setup my iCloud. Once I migrated my data from the other computer and setup my iCloud, I realized that I am stuck with 2 user accounts. I am only actively using the one that I migrated over and setup the iCloud with, the other account, although the other one was the first operating account, it is absolutely no use to me now. I tried many times to delete it from system pref and it keeps on coming back! I suspect it has something to do multiple mobile devices.
Info:
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
How do I delete a user account I am not using to regain the space on the HD?
Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
I'm using an iMac computer.Â
And the problem I'm having is the following:Â
I'm trying to delete an user account from my computer following the steps from apple.Â
[URL]
So at step 3 they say I have to click on the user account I want to delete. But I cannot see the user account in the list. Â
It is the only account with an password, but that person doesn't know the password even with the clues for it. Besides that I currently don't have the option to contact him.Â
Info:
iMac
My daughter in law logged onto her iCloud acct on my MAC. How do I remove her account? I have gone to System Preferences - iCloud - and tried to sign her out. It will not let me..   It said "Mail was unable to delete (her mail) Relaunch mail and then sign out of iCloud again"
View 1 Replies View RelatedI deleted a user account off of my mac book pro but a folder keeps popping up on my desktop with the name of the account. I delete it and it comes back. How can I totally delete this account?
View 4 Replies View RelatedTrying to delete a surplus user admin account. Chose delete securely. It has been running for 24 hours and hence can't close system preferences. Should I leave it or try and force quit the process ..This is a new IMac running osx Mavericks
Info:
iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
delete the previous administrator and make a user account for myself on my iMac G4
Info:
iMac, iOS 3.1.3
I was running my iMac just in admin, which I know is frowned upon but that's the way I had it. I had a corrupt preferences file and I couldn't save any of my passwords etc Finally created a new user and reinstalled everything and it works fine. Had to replace all my passwords for my apps etc but other than that not that big a deal.
Question is can I now delete the other user now that I have a new admin login?:
It is just taking up storage space with a user which is corrupted but I don't want to erase the data in that user and also delete all my data in the new user as well.
I tried to remove a user group from my desktop following the procedures given. I could remove all but one user.
This is the one I want to remove. How can I do this? I have 4 user groups. Why?, when ever I had trouble and called AppleCare they had me install a new user group, which I never removed.
Info:
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
i wanna know how to delete other users in users and group accounts ? i want to delete guest account optioin into that..
Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.1)
Just got a new MacBook Pro, wanted to transfer my data from the old (2010) MBP. I've done this dozens of times before, but always manually, via Finder copies from external hard disks, etc. This time I decided to try the Official Method, using Migration Assistant. After numerous tries, I couldn't get Migration Assistant to work between the two MacBook Pros (both running 10.9.3), even with Apple's assistance. So I decided to try it with a MacBook running 10.6.8. It worked (though poorly; Migration Assistance needs some serious repair), which was useful (now I know that Migration Assistant works, and it's not a problem with the cabling I was using, but something in the old MBP).  But now I have two user accounts on my new MacBook Pro, which I don't want, plus the added account has now been made the primary account, with (some) data from the previously primary account moved to it.Â
So I want to delete the new, added, now primary user and return the MBP to its former, pristine state. So I have to go through all the data (fortunately there isn't much; both the new MBP and the MacBook were only recently set up) that's been moved from the original account to the added account, move it back to the original account, then delete the added account (if I can). This was somewhat complicated by the fact that the ~/Library folder is now invisible by default, but I figured that out. However, what I'm wondering now is, when the second, added account was made the primary account, did it assume all attributes of the former primary account, including its number? I know that user accounts in Mac OS have numbers, like 501, 502, etc.
How can I see the numbers of these two accounts? And if the added account is now number 501, when I delete it, how I can I restore the number 501 to the original account? Or perhaps I should just return the new MBP to its factory state, and start over? But I can't, since it didn't come with any Install DVDs (nor indeed, with an optical drive). (I've been out of touch with the Mac world for several years due to illness, am only now learning about the changes since 10.6, which I'd been using until less than a week ago.) I can wipe the MacBook Pro and reinstall 10.9.3, but that might lose some information specific to this computer that came with it.Â
I want to completely delete a user from my MacBook Air?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have a MacBook that has my niece's and cousin's user accounts and I am trying to delete it. I am the Admin on the laptop and I know how to delete a user account, but when I go to System Preferences > (There is no "Account" icon to click on)...does anyone know another way to access the Account window so I can delete their accounts?
View 5 Replies View RelatedI purchased App for MacBook. It is alternative to lock screen.Â
I set password etc followed instructions (no need of lecture me) and it has locked me out of my MacBook and the password I set up does not work...Â
Im just wondering if there is a way to delete this App without having to log in as the only other account on my MacBook is Guest. I can't use my Mac at all with this app as it will not allow me to enter my account
When I set up my Mail account on my desktop i put in my email but now it is not showing any of the emails in the account and I can't make a new account or delete the old one.
Info:MacBookPro
How do I delete my icloud account on my MacBook Pro?
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I'm giving my MacBook to my daughter.We've created an account for her, making her "Admin". We then proceded to delete me.That process has been running now for approx. 1 1/2 hours.I wasn't close to maxing out the memory.Is it normal that it's taking this long?
Info:
MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
How do I remove an email account that I adde to my mac book air
Info:
MacBook, iOS 8.1.1
For some reason my Mail has a mobileme account as the default and I dont even use mobileme, how can i remove it in it's entirety?
Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I'm trying to delete an account in Apple mail but i've tried deleting it about a dozen times now and it won't delete.
Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
