Q: How can I change the name of the HD and Home Folder?
Recently, I had a problem with my computer in which a prohibition sign came up instead of apple logo at start up. I took it to an Apple Store, and they told me that the mistake was in the HD, that they needed to restart the system, so I told them OK, but then it turned out that it wasn't that, it was the cable which connected the HD to the motherboard which was damaged.
They obviously put the name of the HD to another one, and the home folder as well.
So my HD name is "Apple HD" and I want to change it to "Macintosh HD".
My home folder is named "eduardo" and I want to change it to "Eduardo".
I am currently running on OSX 10.9 (Mavericks)
My MBP is a mid 2012, model 9,2.
Thanks! Hope u can help me!
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9)
Posted on Nov 23, 2013 3:34 PM
Open the Terminal in the Utilities folder and paste the following at the prompt:
sudo diskutil rename / "Macintosh HD"
Press RETURN. Enter your admin password as prompted. It will not echo to the screen. Press RETURN again.
- Diskutil is a disk utility.
- Rename is a command.
- / is your main drive.
Note that there is a space before the slash mark and after it.
Posted on Nov 23, 2013 5:43 PM