My cat walked on my keyboard and managed to rename my hard drive with about 100 slashes "/" and several spaces. When I attempt to rename it, I get the following error. (I suspect the spaces are the culprit)
I'd be appreciative of a solution.
Thanks,
Larry
IMAC (RETINA 5K, 27-INCH, LATE 2015), macOS Sierra (10.12.6)
What happens if you click somewhere else instead of using return to finish the change?
Might be a corrupt .plist.
Do a backup, preferably 2 backups on 2 separate drives.
Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. With that Finder window as the front window, either select Finder/View/Show View options or go command - J. When the View options opens, check ’Show Library Folder’. That should make your user library folder visible in your user/home folder. Select Library. Then go to Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist. Move the .plist to your desktop.
Re-launch Finder by restarting the computer and test. If it works okay, delete the plist from the desktop.
If the same, return the .plist to where you got it from, overwriting the newer one.
Thanks to leonie for some information contained in this.
Sorry for the delay. Life interfered.
Your suggestion didn't work, but: It seems there is likely a physical issue with the drive as Disk Utility can no longer see the internal drive - It could earlier in the failure process. Curiously, it continues to boot and most programs work, but not all. For instance, I can't do any task that requires the system check the disk before proceeding, like installing updates to some programs and upgrading the OS. My guess is this is related to failure of Disk Utility to see the drive. When I boot while holding down the option key, the internal hard drive is similarly absent at the choose-a-disk screen although external disk are there. I'm pretty well stumped and just about at the point of taking it to the local Mac shop and having them evaluate it. It's a long drive to the nearest Apple store.
Have you tried booting from your external drive to run Disk Utility? I am guessing you did that, but if not, it would be something else to try.
In my experience, cats are not particularly good at text entry. Perhaps the cat could be assigned to other duties.
Not a problem.
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EtreCheck version: 4.0 (4A128)
Report generated: 2018-02-15 14:37:42
Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com
Runtime: 3:05
Performance: Good
Problem: Other problem
Major Issues:
Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.
Time Machine backup disabled - Time Machine backups are disabled.
Minor Issues:
These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.
Unsigned files - There is unsigned software installed. It appears to be legitimate but should be reviewed.
Hardware Information:
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
iMac Model: iMac17,1
1 3.2 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-6500) CPU: 4-core
16 RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1867 ok
BANK 0/DIMM1
4 GB DDR3 1867 ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1867 ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
4 GB DDR3 1867 ok
Video Information:
AMD Radeon R9 M380 - VRAM: 2048 MB
iMac 5120 x 2880
Drives:
disk0 - APPLE HDD ST1000DM003 1.00 TB (Mechanical)
Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA
disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
disk0s2 [Core Storage Container] 999.35 GB
disk0s3 - Recovery HD (Journaled HFS+) [Recovery] 650 MB
disk2 - OWC Envoy 500.28 GB
External USB 5 Gbit/s
disk2s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
disk2s2 - U**********C (Journaled HFS+) 499.42 GB
Mounted Volumes:
disk2s2 - U**********C 499.42 GB (493.74 GB free)
Journaled HFS+
Mount point: /Volumes/U**********C
Network:
Interface usbmodemd714c0b2: SAMSUNG_Android 2
Interface usbmodemc5a09702: SAMSUNG_Android
Interface usbmodemef008b92: SAMSUNG_Android_SGH-I747
Interface Bluetooth-Modem: Bluetooth DUN
Interface en0: Ethernet
Interface en6: iPad
Interface en5: iPhone
Interface en1: AirPort
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
One IPv4 address
Interface en4: Bluetooth PAN
Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge
iCloud Quota: 1.21 GB available
System Software:
macOS Sierra 10.12.6 (16G1212)
Time since boot: Less than an hour
System Load: 1.35 (1 min ago) 2.00 (5 min ago) 2.10 (15 min ago)
Security:
Unsigned Files:
Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
Executable: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player Install Manager/fpsaud
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.fujitsu.pfu.ScanSnap.AOUMonitor.plist
Executable: /Applications/ScanSnap Online Update.localized/AutoOnlineUpdater.app/Contents/MacOS/AOUMonitor.app/Contents/M acOS/AOUMonitor
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist
Executable: /Library/Documentation/Help/Hewlett-Packard/TOCGenerator.app/Contents/MacOS/TOC Generator
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater -bgcheck
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist
Executable: ~/Library/Application Support/1Password/Agent/1PasswordAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/1PasswordAgent
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.SafariBookmarksSyncAgent.plist
Executable: /System/Library/CoreServices/SafariSupport.bundle/Contents/MacOS/SafariBookmark sSyncAgent
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
System Launch Agents:
System Launch Daemons:
Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
User Launch Agents:
User Login Items:
Firefox Application
(/Applications/Firefox.app)
Skype Application (Skype Communications S.a.r.l
(/Applications/Skype.app)
Dropbox Application (Dropbox, Inc.
(/Applications/Dropbox.app)
ScanSnap Manager Application (PFU LIMITED
(/Applications/ScanSnap/ScanSnap Manager.app)
Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper Application (Fitbit, Inc. - installed 2016-05-15)
(/Applications/Fitbit Connect.app/Contents/MacOS/Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper.app)
Ring Application (Bot Home Automation, INC
(/Applications/Ring.app)
LoginHelper SMLoginItem (Mac App Store - installed 2018-01-23)
(/Applications/Memory Clean 2.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/LoginHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins:
JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 51 (installed 2015-07-16)
FlashPlayer-10.6: 25.0.0.127 (installed 2017-04-01)
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2018-02-07)
Flash Player: 25.0.0.127 (installed 2017-04-01)
EPPEX Plugin: 3.0.5.0 (installed 2010-11-17)
PepperFlashPlayer: 25.0.0.127 (installed 2017-04-01)
Silverlight: 5.1.50901.0 (installed 2017-03-30)
iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (installed 2013-05-04)
Safari Extensions:
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player (installed 2017-02-28)
Java (installed 2015-07-16)
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: No
Mobile backups: No
Auto backup: No
Volumes being backed up:
Destinations:
A*****M [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 29
Oldest backup: 2013-01-24 15:00:36
Last backup: 2013-10-26 13:45:33
Top Processes by CPU:
Top Processes by Memory:
Top Processes by Network Use:
Top Processes by Energy Use:
Virtual Memory Information:
Software Installs (past 30 days):
Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):
2018-02-13 15:07:32 ScreensharingAgent Crash
2018-02-13 15:07:27 screensharingd CPU
2018-02-09 22:00:15 Firefox.app CPU
2018-02-09 21:47:55 Installer.app Hang
2018-02-09 08:21:19 com.apple.photomoments Crash
2018-02-09 08:14:55 TeamViewer.app CPU
End of report
Thanks for your suggestion, as I hadn't tried booting from USB yet. I can boot from the external usb3 drive. It appears I may be able to repartition the drive and format it. I haven't tried yet as I'm not in a rush as it's my wife's computer and she is visiting family and will be gone a couple more weeks. There isn't much to restore to get her happy if it comes to reformatting but I want to try to get it without that if possible.
Larry
Hello Larry,
I'm sorry, but I don't have an answer for your hard drive question.
I am curious about your EtreCheck report. It is missing huge sections. Can you use the "report a problem" feature and send this report to me?
Have you tried control - clicking on it and selecting Rename?
Have you tried booting into the Recovery Partition (command - R on a restart) to see if you can rename the drive using Disk Utility?
I would uninstall Memory Clean. It tends to interfere with the computer's operation while providing minimal to no benefit.
The drive gave up the ghost last night. Unable to get it to boot again. I reformatted it and reinstalled High Sierra and it seems to be working fine now. Consequently unable to get an EtreCheck report generated with the failing system.
Thanks for your help. Guess we'll have to let this one die a mystery.
Larry
Click on finder take cursor on top menu bar > Go > computer > Macintosh HD .
Right click on Macintosh HD and click on rename .
Don't use punctuations and use a small word for naming .
Where are you trying to make the name change?
Is it on the Desktop? Highlight the name and make the change like any file, folder, pic etc.
Yes, the desktop. Highlighting the name and typing the new one results in the displayed error.
Did you try highlight the Desktop icon and use command i to open the preference pane and make the change there.
I did. Also disk utility. Same results all around. Maybe a command line method is available? As you can already tell I'm not accomplished at Unix under the hood.
Does highlighting the name, then hitting the return key allow you to edit the name to remove what is there, and add the desired name?
Can't rename my Hard Drive
