Merge User accounts on one MacBook

Hi all,
following situation: I have three users on my MacBook which I want to merge into one user.
This includes
- three different mail accounts
- documents
- address books
- one iPhoto library with one user
- one iTunes library with another user
Is this possible via sharing?
Can I copy the account informations for the email accounts and past it?
Best, Fernando

There is no merge but you can move data from one account to another via the Shared folder. Data is copied from Shared. Watch your free space when copying. These are large files. Do one at a time if you are on a small drive. After making copy, delete from other users before you start next copy.
Office365 installs in the main Applications folder and is available for all users on the computer. Activation is tied to the drive not the User.

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