How do I change the Mac "owner"?

I made the mistake of having my old pc contents moved to my new iMac. The problem is that pc was bought used from a very nice woman whose name was forever listed as the admin/owner... on the PC. And now it's on the Mac too! When I use "Get Info" it won't let me change the name. Any ideas? (Note it's the LamyaLari I am trying to change. Thanks.

That's just the name assigned to the user, not the owner of the machine or anything deep like that. Unfortunately, changing the name of the user is, whilst possible, most definitely not recommended, as it isn't a perfect process and breaks things.
The best solution is simply to create a new user with the name of your choice, migrate your data into it and delete the old one. I understand this may be a pain, but it's the most trouble-free solution. There'll be a useful script (or similar) somewhere that'll help change the owner and group on your files quickly and easily.
I'd also highly recommend you make the new user a "Standard" user, not an "Admin" user, and create a separate Admin-level user for when you have to perform Admin-level tasks.

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