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id: mac-storage-basics.how-do-i-delete-an-old-user-account-to-free-space
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-delete-an-old-user-account-to-free-space
category: "Mac storage basics"
subcategory: "User accounts, voices and system extras"
question: "How do I delete an old user account on my Mac to free space?"
alt_questions:
  - "remove user account mac"
  - "delete other user mac storage"
  - "users and groups delete user"
  - "old account taking space mac"
  - "delete home folder of another user"
  - "remove unused user macos"
short_answer: "In System Settings → Users & Groups, open the account's info and choose Delete User, then pick Delete the home folder to actually free its space (copy anything needed first)."
tags: ["user account", "users", "free space"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/what-is-other-users-and-shared", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/what-is-the-users-shared-folder"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I delete an old user account on my Mac to free space?

Open **System Settings → Users & Groups**, click the info button next to the account, and choose **Delete User** (you'll need an administrator password). macOS asks what to do with that person's home folder:

- **Save the home folder in a disk image** — keeps everything, so it frees little space unless you then move the image to an external drive.
- **Don't change the home folder** — keeps it as is.
- **Delete the home folder** — frees the space.

Copy anything worth keeping first. You can't delete the account you're signed in with.