How long to delete a user

How long does it take to delete a user on my AppleMac Pro.

Why are you asking this? Have you tried to delete a User account and it won't finish?
In Users & Groups you highlight the user account you no longer want and clcik the Minus sign ( - ) and a Windows should pop up asking if you want to delete all the Users Files. Selecting yes can take some time depending on how many files are in that Username account.
JamesLapage wrote:
How long does it take to delete a user on my AppleMac Pro.

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