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The standalone Combo update I did on my two Macs went generally well even if so many experienced major problems (read other threads). I just got the recurring blue screen when restarting my iMac (only) but this was solved simply by shutting it off and on.
However, on my MacBook Pro (only), my computer has been automatically renamed with "(2)" after the original name. I don't understand how and why? Can I fix it and put back the original name? How to do so without screwing it up?
If I keep the new (2) name appendix, will it cause future problems on my MBP itself or on my external Time Machine back-up?
Thanks for your comment.
However... two things...
1- My two Macs (iMac and MBP) definitely have two different names... nothing even similar. So I don't thing that the cause of my problem specified in the other thread had anything to do with my network and my computer names. But I was able to rename it anyway.
2- Since I removed the "(2)" addition to my MBP's computer name, I now have a new problem: I am unable to get back in time in Time Machine. The back-ups still show in the Finder external drive subfolders but when I open the TM app itself, it is frozen in the present view of my Mac. I see the previous backup dates/time in the right hand side scolling bar, but I cannot access the previous back-ups, either with the back arrow or using the side scroll bar. As I mentioned in the other thread, I noticed that after I renamed my computer through the System Preferences->Sharing->Edit screen, the subfolder of my external drive (a brand new Seagate FreeAgent Desk) was still showing "computer name (2)" until I ran a manual Time Machine back-up. Then, the folder was put back to the original "computer name". Where did I screw up?
If you can help me here, thank you. Otherwise, I might start a new topic since this is a different problem.
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