how do you rename external hard drives?
Hi, can someone please tell me how to name an external hard drive? many thanks
iMac
Select it on the desktop and press Enter, or control-click it in the Finder's sidebar and choose Rename.
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Thanks Niel, i think we tried this, its on a mates machine I'll advise him accordingly, cheers
Will other programs, if they have files on this hard drive, have trouble finding them if it is renamed? For example, iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes?
This is not working for me. Anyone else? 😟
You need to be more specific, Neals directions are correct. You should let us know the process you are following and where you run into problems, remember we can't look over your should to see what you are doing so we can't tell where the problem is, that's why you need to be descriptive.
Thanks for responding so quickly...
In the finder sidebar when i option click it opens the folder rather than allowing a rename field..
When I option click on it on my main finder screen nothing happens...
Please refer to:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3951253?start=0&tstart=0
your answer is in that thread.
how do you rename external hard drives?