Finder not finding all files

Hi.
I recently mad a change to the short name of my account and now my finder wont find the files I've made or downloaded prior to this change. I think the change is what's causing this.
For example:
i have files abc and abc2 . I created abc2 today and abc was made in july. If i do a search in finder (and spotlight) for abc, only the abc2 will appear.
Anyone know how I can fix this?
Droopox

Hi,
Hope you don't mind me jumping into the thread. I'm coming across problems finding things through finder too but I haven't changed name etc. There are some older files which I don't quite remember where I filed and some searches don't work at all. In some instances, I search a folder for any .ppt files and I get 0 results even though I know that there are several .ppt files in there. Should I do the same thing you suggested to the OP - drag my Macintosh HD into Spotlight privacy and drag out again? Or was that only for doing things like changing the name?
Thanks!
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