New .mac account: help!

Hello,
When I first got my computer, my sister (unbeknownst to me) set up an account on Apple mail and promptly forgot the password. I thought I deleted the account, but now, when I'm trying to make an new .mac account, I'm required to log in with the username and password she came up with. How do I fix this (either by recovering the lost password or by making a new account altogether)? Thanks!

Hello Jenny.
If all you did was deleting the account from Mail, the .Mac account settings are probably still in System Preferences > .Mac, the passwords still in the keychain, and the outgoing server settings still in the server list that appears when choosing Edit Server List from the Mail > Preferences > Accounts > Account Information > Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) popup menu...

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Due to massive spam to my .Mac account & it's alias accounts I opened a new .Mac account before my old account died. However, without any answers my old account died last night. Which probably doesn't help.
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Second, because I couldn't get any real answers somehow last night I managed to drag & drop my 'mail app' mail folders onto my desktop. At least I have it there, LOL.
What do you mean by Mail.app mail folders? There is a single Mail folder which contains all Mail.app data (account folders, mailboxes, rules, junk mail learned settings, etc.) except for the Mail.app preference file which stores all account information and is stored in your Preferences folder.
Did you place a copy of the entire Mail folder located at Home > Library > Mail on the Desktop?
The question is can that mail folder from the desktop be placed into mail with the new .Mac account? Some of the old folders were from "on my mac" and some with .Mac & the server so not really sure what moved to the desktop. But, at least it's something.
The answer to this question is no. User created "On My Mac" location mailboxes are stored locally on the hard drive and are not associated with any account. User created "On My Mac" location mailboxes are located in the Mailboxes folder at Home > Library > Mail > Mailboxes are are not deleted when deleting an account or changing existing account information with Mail.
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Since a .Mac type account is really an IMAP account and behaves in the same way, you have the option to store Drafts, Sent, Trash and Junk messages locally on the hard drive with Mail for the account preferences.
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