keithos27
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Q: Unable to delete internet account

I have at one point added Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook as Internet Accounts in OS X.  I've since then tried not only deactivating but deleting Twitter and LinkedIn and OS X warns me that if I delete these accounts they will also be removed from my other computers using the same iCloud account (which is what I want).  But that doesn't happen, and even if I set up my same iCould account on another computer these phantom accounts come back up saying they are inactive and ask if I want to activate them again.  How do I permanently delete them?

 

Thanks,

Keith

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)

Posted on Nov 22, 2015 6:48 PM

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Nov 22, 2015 7:00 PM in response to keithos27
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    Nov 22, 2015 7:00 PM in response to keithos27

    Please take these steps to resynchronize the iCloud keychain. Your keychain on iCloud and your other Apple devices won't be affected. Take Step 2 only if Step 1 doesn't solve the problem.

    Step 1

    Back up all data.

    Open the iCloud preference pane and uncheck the Keychain box. You'll be prompted to delete the local iCloud keychain. Confirm—the data will remain on the servers. Then re-check the box. Follow one of the procedures described in this support article to set up iCloud Keychain on an additional device. Test.

    Step 2

    If you still have problems, uncheck the Keychain box again and continue.

    Triple-click the line below on this page to select it, then copy the text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination  command-C: 

    ~/Library/Keychains

    In the Finder, select

              Go ▹ Go to Folder...

    from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You may not see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.

    A folder named "Keychains" should open. Inside it is a subfolder with a long name similar to (but not the same as) this:

               421DE5CA-D745-3AC1-91B0-CE5FC0ABA128

    The above is only an example; yours will have a different name of the same general form. Drag the subfolder (not the Keychains folder) to the Trash and empty.

    Restart the computer and re-enable iCloud Keychain.