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Change my MacBook username

When I set up my MacBook I didn’t realise that I misspelt my name… obviously caught a key 🙄 however my home folder name is what I want my username to be. How can I change my username so it’s the same as my home folder name?

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Jan 9, 2023 11:26 PM

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Posted on Jan 10, 2023 1:14 AM

Follow the steps in this article, but make sure to back up your Mac before you start:

Change the name of your macOS user account and home folder - Apple Support

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Jan 16, 2023 4:42 AM in response to Ingo2711

Problem solved… for example-

if my name was Catherine Surname and every device has Cath as my name but setting up my Mac I decided to use my full name then I changed my mind. However the home folder kept cathsurname so all I did was sec click on my administrated name and about halfway down where my full name was I changed that and my username changed too. No messing about with a new account or anything 😃

Change my MacBook username

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