Rename Notes Folder

On the folder to be " Renamed "

Right click the intended renaming folder and a Sub Menu is presented.

Choose the action you what to perform including " Rename " and type the New Name

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It appears that you can not rename any default folder names. Only new folders or sub-folders that you have created can be renamed.

All the above replies bring up a very good point - Can not Rename the Default Notes Folder.

If that is what the User intended to perform, it can not be done.

At this point think is is best to >>

1 - Get Support Choose a product and we’ll find you the best solution.Start now and open an Apple Support Ticket as they are Apple Employees to deal will these types of issues . 

2 - Product Feedback - Apple and make it known to Apple regarding this ongoing issue 

I don't think this has been asked yet. Are you using a login account that has Administrator Rights? If not, try it with an admin account. Or even try it in safe mode to see if the safe mode diagnostics fix what might be otherwise the problem if not related to Admin privileges. That's about all I have to add.

Just to add, you cannot rename the default "Notes" folders.

We must have posting at the same time, so missed the Exchange aspect above .

In effect, the issue is not with Notes application but rather the interactions between Notes and an Exchange Account.

Here I must say, my skill set related to Exchange Accounts is lacking 😔

To provide more Quality Solutions specific to this issue, perhaps one of the Other Contributors, with that experience, can jump back in and walk your through this issue.

Should that not occur >>

Get Support Choose a product and we’ll find you the best solution.Start now and open an Apple Support Ticket as they are Apple Employees to deal will these types of issues . 

Although the designation of Best Answer was given, I do thank you for this.

All I can suggest is to boot into Safe Mode then restart normally. Sometimes that will clear anomalies.

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

The Original question was " Rename Notes Folder " .

To which there have been at least 3 different replies specific to that question.

If the user wishes to move Sideways on the question, that is fine but let use work on the Original before moving sideways

To Test the functionality of Notes without an iCloud or Exchange account associate with a New Fiolder and renaming of it

This link below may assist

Change settings in Notes on Mac - Apple Support (CA)

Excerpt for a portion of info in above link

" Enable the On My Mac account

Store notes on your computer using the On My Mac account."

Both work in Ventura…

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