Can’t Delete Original Admin User on macOS High SierraApple released an update for its Windows Migration Assistant, which helps users to transfer data from a Windows PC to a Mac that is running macOS Big Sur. Try reliable Migration Assistant alternative to fix stuck issue. Try to migrate from a time machine backup if you have an available one. Run a hardware diagnostics to check if there is a hardware issue on your Mac computer. Try to migrate everything except Applications, and then manually reinstall those you want on the new Mac.
![]() Latest Migration Assistant High Sierra How To Delete AccountsAfter trying everything else, this is the solution shared in one of the replies that worked. I mean, I tried every possible way, and it wouldn’t couldn’t.I found this thread on the Apple forums with people having the same problem. And I don’t mean “you don’t know how to delete accounts” couldn’t. So I created a temp “admin” account to do the upgrade, then do the migration with Migration Assistant.All seemed okay, but when I went to delete the original user account, I couldn’t. The old one was on High Sierra, but the new one wasn’t. 2 moved to it from an Intel MacBook by the Apple Migration Assistant - even.I recently migrated to a new MacBook Pro.Find your new/main user account > GeneratedUID, paste in the one copied above. Find the GeneratedUID field on the right and copy it somewhere safe. Search to find the user you can’t delete — the original user that was logged in when upgrading to High Sierra. (You may need to Enable Root User in Edit menu.) System Preferences > Login Options > Join… > Open Directory Utility… Also, do not come crying to me if it totally hoses your machine. Fruityloops mac emulatorIn the pop-up window find the row 'BDS device node', copy the value and run the below command. click on the info icon in the top right of the window open spot light search (cmd+space) type Disk Utility You should be able to delete the original user now. Login as your main user.
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