FAQs

You can use Terminal command for Directory Services to Delete a User Account
Type the following command to list all users.

$ sudo dscl . list /Users

With the account name confirmed, type the following command in the Terminal to delete the account directory entry from your system:

$ sudo dscl . -delete /Users/Account_name

In this command, replace the word “Account_name” with the account name you found and confirmed in above step.After the account is deleted, the user’s home folder will still be on the disk in the /Macintosh HD/Users directory. At this point you can simply delete the directory to fully remove all items that were associated with the removed account.