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Username (in settings) and Home folder have different names, also seem to have an "extra" users folder?

While trying to troubleshoot the sudden disappearance of my Calendar data (stored locally, I don't sync via the cloud or anything), I happened to notice that my Home folder has a different name than my username. Additionally, I seem to have another "Users" folders nestled into the "Users " folder of the top level directory.


What's happening here and what if anything should I do about it? Here's a screenshot, top is the setting pane for Users; followed by the "Home" folder (Go>Home); and last is the path from the HD on through...


About to give up on the Calendar issue in part because I couldn't even accurately describe to you all what if anything changed on my end. Just that one day I went to double check something and it was all gone and replaced by some very old calendars that I had put on the cloud a long time ago for the purposes of pulling down some data.

MacBook Air 15″, macOS 14.3

Posted on Nov 18, 2024 9:58 AM

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Nov 18, 2024 11:01 AM in response to Humberto Ricardo

Any folder on disk can be meaningless. Judging from the folder icons alone, it looks like "H" is your only user. You can verify this in System Settings by getting information (via the ⓘ button) about your account. You might need to control-click to get "Advanced" options.


Don't try to change anything, that will scramble the system for good. Most likely, that's how you got to this point.

Username (in settings) and Home folder have different names, also seem to have an "extra" users folder?

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