Hello, by mistake my computer was named on the porter's name..How can I rename it to have my own name?

 

Hello Thomas,
you are right:that's what I see:
The names related to Computer and to Home are not mine and no matter what I do, cannot be changed.
Plus, in order to enter those two,  I need to pull down the GO menue from the upper bar, because they wouldn't show in the list at the Finder under Favorites, like you have shown above. This is the list I have.Can it be manipulated to match my needs?
Thanks for your dear help

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