How to change the name of home folder

I don't know how to change the name of my home. I changed my user name. But my home is still the old name. How can I do to change?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 20, 2020 7:07 AM

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Allan Jones

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Aug 20, 2020 7:51 AM in response to Haruli

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