How to change my computers name? Still says "Owners MacBook"

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Hi

Bought a second hand Mac, and want to change the computer ID or name to my name. How do I do this on Catalina?

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MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 7, 2020 5:51 AM

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System Preferences > Sharing and type a new name in the Name field.

(You may need to click on the lock and unlock and enter password)

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Okay, it worked, but under iCloud it still says “owners”, so how do I change that?

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