HT201548: Change the OS X user account name and home folder name on your Mac

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Q: The page http://support.apple.com/en-ae/HT201548 states "Because the account name is used to create a user's home directory (also known as the user's home folder), the account name and home folder name must match". What is the account name?

The page http://support.apple.com/en-ae/HT201548 states "Because the account name is used to create a user's home directory (also known as the user's home folder), the account name and home folder name must match". What is the account name? is this my apple id or something else. I've tried searching "apple account name" but nothing that makes any sense comes up in the search.

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Jan 14, 2015 12:35 AM

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