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#Remove files from mac desktop full#
#Remove files from mac desktop password#
#Remove files from mac desktop plus#

#Remove files from mac desktop full#

Click the 'New Account' pop-up menu, then select the type of user.įrom here, enter the full name of the user.

#Remove files from mac desktop plus#

Type your username and password.Ĭlick the 'Add' button, which looks like a plus sign and is located below the list of current users. When applicable, click on the lock at the bottom left of the screen to unlock the preference pane.

#Remove files from mac desktop password#

Enter your administrator name and password to rename the folder.įrom here, the steps are the same as above:Ĭhoose Apple menu > System Preferences. For example, the folder 'greta (Deleted)' would be renamed 'greta'. Change the name of the folder by removing the '(Deleted)'. The deleted user's home folder in the /Users folder should read '' followed by '(Deleted)'. If you originally saved the deleted user's home folder, click on 'Finder' on your Mac, then select Go > Go to Folder. Your deleted user has been restored on your Mac. Enter a user password in the 'Password' and 'Verify' fields, then add a 'Hint'.įinally, click 'Create User', then click 'Use Existing Folder'. For account name, you must use the same name as the home folder you just restored. Click the 'New Account' pop-up menu, then choose the type of user.įrom here, enter the full name of the user. Click the Add button, which looks like a plus sign and is located below the list of current users. Now, choose Apple menu > System Preferences. The home folder for the deleted user is now copied to the 'Users' folder. Enter your administrator name and password to continue. You should now press and hold the Option key on your keyboard, dragging the disk image icon for the deleted user into the 'Users' folder. In the new window, choose File > New Finder Window, then open the 'Users' folder.

The DMG file should start with the user's name. Next, open the disk image file for the deleted user's home folder. Then select Go > Go to Folder, enter /Users/Deleted Users, then click 'Go'. If you originally saved the deleted user's home folder as a disk image, click on 'Finder' on your Mac. The steps to restore a user are slightly different, depending on your choice above. Otherwise, the user information is removed. You can restore deleted users if you selected ‘Save the home folder as a disk image’ or ‘Don’t change the home folder’ during deletion.

‘Delete the home folder’: Everything from the user gets deleted permanently.Īfter making your selection, click 'Delete' to finish deleting the user.

A sharing-only user doesn’t have a home folder.

‘Delete a sharing-only user or a group’: Click 'OK'.

‘Remove the user’s home folder from the computer’: The user information is deleted and the storage space is freed.

‘Don’t change the home folder’: The user’s documents and information remain and the user can be restored later if necessary.

The disk image is saved in /Users/Deleted Users/.

‘Save the home folder as a disk image’: This solution archives all the user’s documents and information so the user can be restored later if necessary.

When in doubt, choose the ‘Don’t change the home folder’ selection. You’ll see a list of choices that vary slightly depending on whether the Mac is set up for home or business use. Decide what to do with user folders and filesīefore the system deletes the user, you’ll have to decide what happens to the user’s home folder.