How can I reset OSX for a single user?

I started with Mac when I purchased a used Mac Mini 1.5 years ago. Since then, I purchased a new Mac Pro. When I set up my Mac Pro I entered the same user ID as I used to have on my mac mini. Next, I tried using Migration Assistant to transfer over all my files and settings. I could not transfer to the account I had set up on the Mac Pro, because it had the same name as my Mac Mini. I created a second user and ran the migration to there. I now have two logins to choose from when booting. I am the only user, and would like to change where there is only one account on the machine. How can I do this without risking loss of file access?

Make one account the administrator and default boot user (under Accounts in Preferences). Check it and if that works as you want then you can go back and delete/remove the second account.

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