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- You can rename your macOS user account and home folder, which were named when the account was created. Doing this incorrectly could damage your account and prevent you from logging in with that account. Make sure you have a backup before continuing. These steps will not change or reset the password of your user account.
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Jun 12, 2024 · You can rename your macOS user account and home folder, which were named when the account was created.
Dec 16, 2021 · Q: How do you safely restore an Admin's original Account name & Home directory? (w/ two admins) On Apple M1 iMac, macOS Monterey: Admin2 renamed Admin1's User Account name and Home directory. Admin1 can log in to renamed_Admin1 using old PW.
Nov 21, 2019 · I needed to change the name of my User Account in MacOS Catalina. I set up an additional admin User, and while logged in there, renamed the home folder, then used Advanced option in the Users and Accounts CP to change the account and home folder name and location for the account, as was recommended in online resources (recent but not ...
Oct 20, 2023 · You can rename your macOS user account and home folder, which were named when the account was created. Doing this incorrectly could damage your account and prevent you from logging in with that account.
You may need to create a new Administrative account at first. Go to the C:\users\ folder and rename the subfolder with the original user name to the new user name. Go to the registry and modify the registry value ProfileImagePath to the new path name.
May 20, 2020 · If you didn't move any of your folders inside the user profile folder you want to rename, then it's usually pretty safe to rename this user profile folder for your account using the method in the tutorial below.
Aug 13, 2023 · My admin user name is "First Last" and my home folder name is "first" (note the missing first capital letter). All I want to do is rename my home folder from "first" to "First". The support article is a little ambiguous regarding this.
