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2. • • 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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   How do I rename a Mac account?

   • Update the user name in the “Home directory” field. Change that name to match the new name of the home folder, but don't remove /Users/. For example, if “User name” is johnappleseed, then “Home directory” should be /Users/johnappleseed. Click OK, then restart your Mac and log in to the renamed account.

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   How do I rename an account in Windows 10?

   • From the menu bar in the Finder, choose Go > Go to Folder, then type /Users and press Return. The Users folder opens. In the Users folder, select the folder of the account that you're renaming, then press Return and enter the new name. Don't use any spaces in the new name.

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   How do I rename my home folder?

   • (If you don't have another administrator account, you can create one. If you change your name of your macOS user account and home folder without If you renaming your home folder, you may lose access (everything) to your home older. Now, have the home folder renamed. – Type “System Preferences“, then hit the “return or enter” key.

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   Can I change the name of a folder on my Mac?

   • You can't change the name of that folder. This is mentioned near the beginning of this Apple Support article: Folders that come with your Mac - Apple Support Change the name of your macOS user account and home folder - Apple Support +1 So I tried your method.

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   What happens if I change the name of my macOS user account?

   • The name of your macOS user account and the name of your home folder must both be the same. Changing these names does not change or reset the password of your user account. Because doing this incorrectly could damage your account and prevent you from logging in, you should back up your important data before proceeding.

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   How to rename a user on Mac?

   • Click on the , this will enable you to make system related changes on your mac Moreover, From the list of users on the left-hand side of the window, right-click the user you want to rename, then choose Advanced Options. Note: If you do not rename your home folder as discussed in step 1 above, you may lose access (everything) to your home older.

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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.

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   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.

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   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.

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   May 20, 2020 · No problem. You would first need to go to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList key, then look for the subkey with SID for the account you want to rename its user profile folder. The red SID is just an indication for the actual unique long number.

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   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.

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   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.

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    May 1, 2021 · You can rename your macOS user account and home folder, which were named when the account was created by following the steps below.