Deleting an old AIM account
I set my ichat up with an old AIM account that I had. I now want to delete that account from iChat. How do I do that?
Hi,
Welcome to the Discussions
Launch iChat
Go to the iChat Menu > Preferences and then select the Account section.
Highlight the AIM account in question
At the bottom of that list on the left is a Minus Button.
This will delete the Buddy List and if you have no other method of getting the Buddies you will delete the Buddies as well (You might want to consider that if you want to move them to a new Buddy List).
See also this Users Tip and the Next Step part to check/use your Keychain to remove old items from there.
8:00 PM Sunday; January 23, 2011
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I need to delete my Apple ID on my iPhone 4. I forgot my psw for my account. When I answer the security question, the system responds incorrect answer. I created a new Apple iTunes account but I still unable to delete the old iTunes account.
How to reset your Apple ID password.
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Verify your date of birth, then click 'Next'.
You'll be able to choose one of two methods to reset your password, either E-Mail Authentication or Answer Security Questions.
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Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information, take a look at:
iOS: Troubleshooting Mail
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3899
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