Changing my mac name

how can i change the mac name?
I bought a mac from a friend and can't change her name as the owner

You will have to reinstall the original OSX which will allow you to register the MBP in your name.
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I recently bought a 4 month old macbook in perfect condition, and everything is in the original owners name, how do i change this????!??

I would suggest booting from the install DVD, opening the Disk Utility, reformat the drive using "Zero all data" under the "Security Options' button, reinstall the system after that and then run Software Update to bring everything up to date.
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How can I change my Macs name?

The name that you first select when 1st login, and that appears when others see your machine on networks Is it possible to change it?
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HT204053 I have an iCloud account on my Mac which has a different account name to that on my iPhone. How can I change the Mac account name to that on the iPhone?

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I have an iCloud account on my Mac which has a different account name to the iCloud account on my iPhone. How can I change the Mac account name to match the iPhone one? Kuranda.

You can't change it in one step. Sign out of the one now on the Mac, sign onto the right one.

HT1428 How to change the account name in Mac OS X via a command line. I did a type-o on the account name. So instead of it saying "Company" it says "Comany" for the account logon.

How to change the account name in Mac OS X via a command line. When I created the account I mistyped the name. I have a management suite where I can execute remote scripts. I would like to run a script that changes the name from oldname to newname.
None of these Macs have been used currently.
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I've changed my last name and want to change the details in my .mac account. Any ideas?

I've recently changed my last name and although I've created an alias (now @icloud.com sadly instead of @mac or @me!) I can't figure out how to change my name so that the 'sender' name reflects my name change. Any help gratefully received! Just one of the many tasks I need to complete to change my name and not off to a good start!

Hey Newgirl85,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
After reviewing your post, it sounds like you need to change the name on your Apple ID. Sending email with the wrong name can be a frustrating situation for sure. You can update your name at https://appleid.apple.com/ .
Frequently asked questions about Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5622
How do I change my Apple ID Name or personal information?
You can change your Apple ID Name at My Apple ID. Click on Manage your Apple ID and sign in with your Apple ID name and password. Click Edit and enter the new information, then click Save Changes. Changes take effect immediately. You can also use My Apple ID to change your personal information, such as your mailing address or email address. See Changing the name you use for your Apple ID if you'd like more information.
iCloud: Create or change email aliases
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2622
Have a nice day,
Mario

I bought a macbook air mac os x 10.7.4 from a colleague,how can change the home name.ty

i bought a macbook air from a colleague (mac os x 10.7.4) iw ant to change the home name how can i do it

Really, the colleague should have restored the computer to the original state before he sold/gave it to you.
Ideally, you would erase the drive, and reinstall the operating system to make the computer system "yours", entirely. Your natural apprehension is that you probably want to inherit all of the colleague's installed applications and files (some of which probably violates licenses for those apps and files), right?.
Provided that you are legally acquiring all these files/apps, alternatively create another admin user (you), and then login under the other user name and transfer all wanted/needed files in the colleague's home directory to the shared directory. Then login as "you", and subsequently transfer these files to your user directory. After this is all done, delete the colleague's admin account (deleting the old users directories as well).

HT2500 How do I change my Full Name on my mail account? I want to change from John Francis Woods to Francis Woods on all my .mac, .me and .iCloud mails.

How do I change my Full Name on my mail account? I want to change from John Francis Woods to Francis Woods on all my .mac, .me and .iCloud mails.

I have asked the hosts to consider editing out your name details for your own security. I'm not sure what you should now do. Go to https://getsupport.apple.com ; click 'See all products and services', then 'More Products and Services, then 'Apple ID', then 'Other Apple ID Topics' then 'Apple ID account Security'

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Greetings Bulona,
This article explains how to change the name of a user account in Mac OS X -
Change your OS X account name and home directory name - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Be well,
Brett L

I changed my .mac user name, how do I upload a site to the new .mac?

So, I made a temporary .mac account as a trial. I decided to buy a 1 year subscription. I went to upload the webpage I created using the temporary .mac name using the NEW .mac user name and I can't figure how to get iWEb to recognize my new .mac user name.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Steve

Hi
Under System Preferences > .Mac are you signed in as the .mac account that you want to use? I believe that is what iWeb uses to log in and upload the site.
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How can I change my user name? Someone else is using "phammm" my user name. At this point I cannot sign in with my email address and change my name. Help!

When I try to access the user forum, I have this problem. I am trying to access the forum for a problem with Firefox. NOte the typo; my user name is phamm.

hey...thanks for your post....ok I followed your instructions but seems this is what i had already done...
so say when I turn my computer on
I get
MAC OS X
Louise xOldsurnamex
Login user: Louise xnewsurnamex
Password-----------
So I have already changed the login name and it is the only one showing in accounts (and is admin)
What i want to change is the name above...I am unsure how to describe it? Basically the name of my computer???
Errr is this poss? Do you know what i am describing?
Thanx Louise

How can I change the account name in iCloud. My email has changed and I want to change it on iCloud.

How can I change the account name in iCloud. My email has changed and I want to change it on iCloud.

To change your iCloud ID, go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account, then sign back in with the new ID. This deletes the account and your iCloud data from your device, but not from iCloud. Provided you are signing back into the same account, your iCloud data will reappear on your device when you sign back in.
To avoid losing photo stream photos, save them to your camera roll (if not already there) before deleting the account. To do this, open your my photo stream album, tap Edit, tap the photos, tap Share, then tap Save to Camera Roll.
To change the ID on your Mac, go to System Preferences>iCloud, sign out, choose Delete for all the prompts (your data will still be in iCloud), then sign back in with the changed ID.

Using a different .Mac name?

Is it possible to set iWeb to publish to a different .Mac name than the one that is currently registered under system preferences? I have one for work and one for personal and I'd like to be able to edit my Personal site on my work computer as well.
Thanks

You just change the name and password in system preferences/.Mac. iWeb publishes to whatever account is listed there. You might find it easier to set up a separate user account where these prefs would always be set to your other account so you don't have to keep switching it.

How can I change the "Full Name" for my iCloud account?

Hello,
At some point in the past, iCloud started identifying me as someone else when I send emails. This incorrect name appears to be the "Full Name" setting of the email account, but when modifying the properties for the email account in Mail the field for modifying the "Full Name" setting is disabled, not allowing me to make any changes.
Where is the correct place to change the "Full Name" setting for my iCloud account?
Thanks,
- Josh
<Email Edited By Host>

I believe it can be changed by going to https://appleid.apple.com/, click Manage your Apple ID, sign in with your iCloud ID, select "Name, ID and Email Addresses", then click "Edit" next to the name listed under "Your Name" and change it as desired.
Also, if you are trying to change the sender name for your iCloud email account, you'll want to go to icloud.com, sign into your account, open Mail, click the gear shaped icon on the bottom left and choose Preferences, go to the Accounts tab and enter the name you want to use in the Full Name field and click Done. Then quit Mail (Command-Q) on your Mac and re-open it. Your new From name should now appear in the drop-down list when you compose a new email.
(The image was removed in your post above because it showed your iCloud email address.)

How can i change the screen name in my icould account?

my Apple ID used to have my Dad's name because of the billing issues.. now is changed again to have my name, but i keep seeing that my account on icloud.com still says my dad's name, so if i try to send an email through there it says my dad's name and my email address instead of my name...
how can i change the name that appears linked to my icloud account? (note that as i already sayd my Apple ID has my name now, i jsut want to know why is not my name in my icloud account?)
thank you,

I believe it can be changed by going to https://appleid.apple.com/, click Manage your Apple ID, sign in with your iCloud ID, select "Name, ID and Email Addresses", then click "Edit" next to the name listed under "Your Name" and change it as desired.
Also, if you are trying to change the sender name for your iCloud email account, you'll want to go to icloud.com, sign into your account, open Mail, click the gear shaped icon on the bottom left and choose Preferences, go to the Accounts tab and enter the name you want to use in the Full Name field and click Done. Then quit Mail (Command-Q) on your Mac and re-open it. Your new From name should now appear in the drop-down list when you compose a new email.
(The image was removed in your post above because it showed your iCloud email address.)

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