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Nov 8, 2006 11:44 PM in response to goldideasby Niel,Open the Users folder in the Finder and rename the item with the house icon to tempfolder, and then rename the folder with your files to the former name of the folder with the house icon. Log out and back in to restore your data.
To change the name of your home folder successfully, you need to update the home property for your user account in the NetInfo Manager, which is located in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder, or create a symbolic link which tells Mac OS X where to find your home folder, or use this tool to change your account's short name.
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Nov 8, 2006 11:48 PM in response to Nielby goldideas,rename it to tempfolder and then to the original name, the same house icon? -
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Nov 8, 2006 11:54 PM in response to goldideasby Niel,Open the NetInfo Manager in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and change the instance of the old name to the new one in the home property of your user account. Do not alter or delete anything else, including the name property of your account; the name property of your account needs to be in the list of members of the admin group for your account to have administrator access to the machine, and it is possible to end up with no administrator accounts on the computer.
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