hello please excuse my ignorance I've bought a second hand MacBook Air and I'd like to change the login from user to my name, has anybody any ideas?
I'm very new to Mac and don't really know what I'm doing so any help would be amazing, thanks.
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Earlier Mac models
Then you should do what the vendor ought to have done before selling it:
What to do before you sell, give away, trade in or recycle your Mac – Apple Support (UK)
and start over.
Remember that doing this will erase all data so be sure to back up anything of yours on the machine first.
@nibor209 is absolutely correct. If the previous owner is unable or unwilling to properly prepare the Mac for you, then you should return it for a full refund.
Even if the previous owner does perform the steps in that Apple article, I highly recommend you perform your own clean install of macOS as well. This will make sure there are no other nasty hidden surprises awaiting you....or at least minimize the likelihood of them. A clean install is when you erase the device followed by reinstalling the OS. How you do this depends on the exact model of the Mac....for most Macs it would be advisable to first create a bootable macOS USB installer while you can still boot the computer. With 2018-2020 Intel Macs, there are other things necessary for the prep work in order to even use a bootable USB installer.
The person you bought the MacBook from should have reset it and erased all its contents so you start setting it up as a new user.
What to do before you sell, give away, trade in or recycle your Mac – Apple Support (UK)
Can you get the previous owner to do this?
Do you have the password?
They have done that and set the username to use and set a very simple password, I'd just like to change it to my own.
How can I change the login name on a second hand MacBook Air?
