brain-dump/sysadmin/windows/active-directory/deleting-domain-accts-from-terminal-server.md

Deleting Domain Accounts from a Terminal Server

Each user profile (that's not a thin client) takes up a lot of space on a Windows server.

When an employee departs, cleanup is super easy - but worth noting when deleting the users' folder from C:\Users - the registry key will remain.

So if you ever have another employee named bobsmith in the future (or if that employee is re-hired) and the, a .bak key will be generated at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList and the user will be logged in with a TEMP profile and warning "We can't sign into your account"

Cleanly Purge Unneeded Local Accounts from Domain Users

The proper way to cleanup obsolete user accounts.

1. Start > Run > sysdm.cpl
2. Click to the Advanced tab
3. Under User Profiles > Settings
4. Select the user(s) you want to purge > Delete

Now going to C:\Users their directories are gone.