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- Go to System Preferences > Users & Groups.
- Find the user you want to delete and click their name.
- Click the minus button below the list of users, then confirm your choice by clicking Delete User.
On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Users & Groups . If the lock at the bottom left is locked , click it to unlock the preference pane. Select the user or group you want to delete, then click the Remove button (looks like a minus sign) below the list of users.
If you want to delete the only administrator account on Mac, you need to create a new admin user account before the process. If you insist on deleting the only admin user, then you can downgrade your administrator account to a standard one.
- System Preferences > Login Options > Join… > Open Directory Utility…
- Click to unlock it.
- Go to Directory Editor. Search to find the user you can’t delete.
- Find the GeneratedUID field on the right and copy it somewhere safe.
- Change one digit in it and Save.
Originally Answered: How long does it usually take to delete an user account on a MacBook? I’ve deleted quite a few accounts on several Macs, and it takes anywhere between 1 to 5 mins all depending on the usage of the computer.
Deleting a Mac user account This archives all the user’s documents and information so the user can be restored later if needed. The user’s documents and information remain and the user can be restored later if needed. The user information is deleted and the storage space is freed.
The process itself isn’t an automatic deletion of the account, but instead, a request to Apple to have the account and associated data deleted. For security reasons, Apple will verify the account deletion request before proceeding, and the entire process could take seven days to complete.
Best Answer: It takes about 3 minutes to delete your iCloud account. Deleting an iCloud account takes a few minutes, but it can take up to 24 hours for all of the data to be deleted.
- Open System Preferences.
- Users & Groups.
- Click unlock and enter your password.
- Now Control-click or right-click the user that you want to rename.
- Choose Advanced.
- Change the name in the full name field.
- Restart the computer for the changes to take effect.
- Go to AppleID.apple.com. You can use any browser to do this.
- Enter your current Apple ID and password. Then click the arrow pointing to the right.
- Then enter your verification code. …
- Then click a device you want to remove your Apple ID from.
- Finally, click Remove from account.
- On your iPhone, open Settings > iTunes & App Stores.
- Click on your Apple ID, then choose the Sign Out option. The Apple ID will be removed. Use a different Apple ID to sign in or create a new one, then Sign in.
You can’t change the name of an account while logged into the account you’re changing, so you have to have least two accounts on the Mac. You must have administrative access from the account you log into to change the other account’s full name.