how do you rename a home folder?...

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how do you rename a home folder?...

...given a MacBook 2006 but would like to rename the home folder. How is it done? Thanks

imac 24" 2.16ghz 3g ram nividia 7600, Mac OS X (10.6.1), would like to eventually get big, mean MAC Pro

Posted on Mar 16, 2010 9:27 AM

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Answer 1

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Mar 16, 2010 9:50 AM in response to Brian Anderson3

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1428

Dave M.
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Answer 2

Hi Kiran

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Mar 16, 2010 11:26 PM in response to Brian Anderson3

Select the folder or file which you want to rename, select once and press enter you get the option to re name the folder.

Kiran

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Answer 3

Mar 17, 2010 6:19 AM in response to Hi Kiran

...but not the HOME folder. I thought it was somewhere in ACCOUNTS or ADMINISTRATOR... but can't seem to figure out how to do it.That would be the home folder with the little house icon given the name you want. Thanks for responding Kiran.

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Answer 4

Mar 17, 2010 6:21 AM in response to Mac-Medic

...that link did not lead anywhere. Thanks for responding.

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Answer 5

Mac-Medic

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Mar 17, 2010 7:45 AM in response to Brian Anderson3

Try this...

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10329990-263.html

You are better off keeping the name and just changing the password. You can run into permission issues otherwise. The other option is to just wipe the drive and reinstall everything from new.

Dave M.
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Answer 6

Mar 18, 2010 9:28 AM in response to Mac-Medic

...it's too complicated! I guess I'll stick to your advice. You'd think if you are the administrator then you can easily change the home folder name. Creating a new account required copying the original files contents i.e: applications, documents ,etc. but I couldn't get access to them unless I changed the permissions on each and every folder! Forget it! I guess I'll live with that home folder name. Ciao

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