OS 10.3 - Deletion of user accounts

icemaidn68 · icemaidn68 #1 (**permalink**)

08-19-2008, 11:53 PM

Hi everyone, I apologize in advance if this question has already been asked/answered somewhere or is under the wrong section. I am wondering, if a user account is deleted without saving the user info, is any of the information used under that account retrievable? (Including bookmarked websites, music, movies, and the like.) Thank you for your help!

skaheadpunk · skaheadpunk #2 (**permalink**)

08-20-2008, 03:19 AM

I wouldn't have thought so, unless data-retrieval software can do it. Which I hear is expensive and don't know much about, but hopefully someone who does will be along shortly.

icemaidn68 · icemaidn68 #3 (**permalink**)

08-22-2008, 10:35 PM

Does anyone else have an answer to my question?

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #4 (**permalink**)

08-22-2008, 11:00 PM

It will be stored in a deleted users file within OS X. You can delete from there or if you wish an erase and install will remove everything.

http://books.google.com.au/books?id=...m=10&ct=result

skaheadpunk · skaheadpunk #5 (**permalink**)

08-22-2008, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harryb2448

It will be stored in a deleted users file within OS X. You can delete from there or if you wish an erase and install will remove everything.

http://books.google.com.au/books?id=...m=10&ct=result

Not if you didn't choose that option when deleting the account. If you chose to delete immediately then it's not saved. If it is saved it will be under HD> Users> Deleted Users.

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icemaidn68 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 19, 2008 Posts: 2	08-19-2008, 11:53 PM Hi everyone, I apologize in advance if this question has already been asked/answered somewhere or is under the wrong section. I am wondering, if a user account is deleted without saving the user info, is any of the information used under that account retrievable? (Including bookmarked websites, music, movies, and the like.) Thank you for your help!
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skaheadpunk #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 12, 2008 Location: Leicester, England Posts: 1,760 Mac Specs: MacBook, iPod Classic, 8GB 3G iPhone, Time Capsule	08-20-2008, 03:19 AM I wouldn't have thought so, unless data-retrieval software can do it. Which I hear is expensive and don't know much about, but hopefully someone who does will be along shortly.
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harryb2448 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,055 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	08-22-2008, 11:00 PM It will be stored in a deleted users file within OS X. You can delete from there or if you wish an erase and install will remove everything. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=...m=10&ct=result
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