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Android: Delete a User Account

If you added a second user on your Android phone and now want to remove that profile, only the administrator account can do it - the guest account works differently and can't be deleted this way. Removing a user wipes all of that profile's apps, accounts, and files immediately, with no way to bring them back afterward.

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Delete a User Account auf Android

Android's multi-user feature keeps every added person in a separate profile with its own apps, accounts, and files, kept apart from your main account. Only the device owner or administrator can remove another user profile. A guest session behaves differently and clears itself automatically once you switch away from it, so it never shows up as a deletable user.

Removing a user is permanent. Once you confirm the action, all apps that person installed, their signed-in accounts, photos, and settings disappear from the device and cannot be restored afterward. Ask the other person to back up anything they still need before you go through with it.

To delete a user profile, go to SettingsSystemMultiple users, select the user you want to remove, then tap Delete user and confirm with Delete.

If you only want to free up storage or fix a misbehaving profile without erasing the whole account, clearing that user's app data or cache first is usually a better first step than deleting the entire profile.

Frequently asked questions

No. Deleting a user erases all its apps, accounts, and files immediately, and Android has no built-in way to restore them afterward.