If you added additional accounts to your Mac, deleting these accounts is a smart and straightforward action. Here's how to delete a user on a Mac.
Go to System Preferences by selecting it in the Apple menu or by clicking its icon in the Dock.
In the System Preferences screen, click Users & Groups.
In the Users & Groups screen, click the padlock in the lower-left corner.
Enter your password and click Unlock.
Go to the left panel, select the user account you want to delete, then click the minus sign in the lower-left corner.
Select one of three actions for the account's Home folder. These are:
- Save the home folder as a disk image that is saved in the Deleted Users folder.
- Don't change the home folder to save information from the folder in the standard Users folder.
- Delete the home folder to wipe all information on this account from the computer.
After you make your choice, click Delete User.
Repeat these instructions if you have other accounts you want to delete. When you finish, click the padlock to lock the account and prevent further changes.
How to Set up a Guest User
You don't need to clutter your Mac with user accounts for people who want to use your computer occasionally. Instead, set up a guest account for drop-in use. Here's how:
Go to Apple menu > System Preferences > Users & Groups. Click the lock icon to unlock the screen and enter your admin credentials.
In the left panel, click Guest User.
Click the Allow guests to log in to this computer check box.
Optionally, click Limit Adult Websites.
To give your guest access to shared folders on the network, click the Allow guest users to connect to shared folders check box.
How do I delete a new user on my Mac?
From the Apple menu in the corner of your screen, choose System Settings. Click General in the sidebar. Click Transfer or Reset on the right. Click Erase All Content and Settings.What happens when you delete a user on Mac?
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.How do I delete a user before selling my Mac?
Turn on your Mac and immediately press and hold these four keys together: Option, Command, P, R. Release the keys after about 20 seconds. This clears user settings from memory and restores certain security features that might have been altered.