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Hi

I have been given my first mac, macbook air, from my partner and I wish to change the Macintosh HD into my name. How do i do that?


I tried using the apple chat however its out of warranty and not covered.


Thanks in advance.


Brendan


MacBook

Posted on Apr 16, 2020 6:13 PM

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Posted on Apr 17, 2020 12:56 PM

Your partner should have prepared the computer to be given away by following this Apple article:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065


I highly recommend you do this so the OS is clean and only your stuff is on the computer.


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Apr 16, 2020 8:24 PM in response to bjb2810

bjb2810 wrote:
ah, so now i see i am actually trying to change the user name so Macintosh HD > Users > Ilona
When i click and select get info it wont let me change the user name to mine?

That clarifies what you are attempting to change. You can use the steps listed in: Change the name of your macOS user account and home folder - Apple Support, but please heed the warning listed...

"Because doing this incorrectly could damage your account and prevent you from logging in, you should back up your important data before proceeding."


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