Select System Preferences from the Apple menu, then select Users & Groups.
By entering your administrator password, you can unlock the lock icon.
Click the Remove button (which resembles a minus sign) below the list of users after selecting the user or group you want to remove.
Choose one of these:
If many users share a single computer, it can be necessary to periodically create new administrative accounts or deactivate old ones. The process differs depending on whether the user wishes to restrict their usage of particular features of the operating system and apps or remove all personally identifiable data that the account holder has stored.
The procedures to delete the mac admin account are listed below.
The first thing to do is click the icon in the top-left corner of your screen to launch System Preferences. After that, select Login Options in the left column by clicking Users & Groups. This will open a box where you may specify limitations for administrators who sign into this Mac using their passwords. An admin account doesn’t need to be deleted if there are no restrictions active because they are powerless to act otherwise. To make all other options grayed out since only administrators can access these settings, click Restrictions… next to “Password”. Before continuing, make sure that everything is ticked except for Full Access so that only Touch ID or Face ID (if available) has administrator rights. We’re ready to delete the admin account at this time, so click Edit and choose Delete User.
FAQ :
Why can’t I delete admin account on Mac?
Open System Preferences > Users & Groups on a Mac to remove an admin account. Enter the administrator password after clicking the padlock symbol. The user who has to be deleted might be chosen from the list of accounts that appears. Select “Delete this user’s home folder” from the menu that appears in a new window that appears, as shown in figure 2, to finish the deletion process.
Clear text: On a Mac, select System Preferences > Users and Groups. Figure 1 demonstrates how to access an admin account that can be deleted; please follow these steps using your own login and password. Figures 2 through 5 demonstrate various methods for deleting an Admin account by selecting “Delete this user’s Home Folder” or any other option,
How do I change the administrator on my Mac?
On a Mac, select the lock symbol in System Preferences to delete the admin account. To create a new account, enter your password and hit +. Choose the title “Administrator” for the account.
How do I completely wipe my Mac?
Method 1: Switch off your Mac, then switch it back on while pressing and holding the Option, Command, P, and R keys simultaneously for around 20 seconds. Release the keys; this resets the user settings to their default defaults, clearing them from memory.
Method 2: Turn off your Mac, then turn it back on by pushing these three buttons at once until the top-left corner of a black screen displays the Apple logo.