How do I change the name of my home directory?
Is it possible to change the name of my home directory once it has been set up?
Your user name and your home directory name are one and the same. I'm not sure whether it is technically impossible for them to be different, but I definitely would not advise that if it isn't. Note that any solution to the problem of changing your username is going to be either hairy and dangerous or incomplete. I would never advise anyone to try it.
Instead, just create a new user with the desired name, migrate your data over to the new user's home folder and delete the old user.
The following link will help with the process of moving your data:
Transferring files from one User Account to another
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How can I change the name of my home directory?
When I first set up my Macbook Pro a year ago, I put my first and last name. I didn't like this and later changed the login name to just my first name, but the "home" directory is still listed as my full name on the side panel in Finder windows. How can I change this, it won't let me rename that.
Barney-15E wrote:
You should have experienced that same effect when you managed to change you login name. How did you change your login name?
I imagine that has something to do with why everything 'disappeared' when you changed the directory name.
It's actually pretty simple to change the login name, and it doesn't affect files at all.
All I did was change the field labeled "user name".
Niel wrote:
Move all of your files to the other home folder in the Users folder and then change the name.
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I'll try that, thanks. -
I used part of my name in my home network. Now I understand this was stupid security error. How can i change the name of my home wifi network, airport express? Thanks.
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the picture of the AirPort Express
Click Edit in the smaller window that appears
Click the Wireless tab at the top of the next window
Edit the Wireless Network Name
Keep it short.....maximum 10-12 characters or so. No blank spaces or punctuation marks in the name
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Howe how do i change the name of my home folder?
I was completing a form and i noticed that it was commenting in a name that i have never used on this computer. did a little digging and discovered that this name is the name of my "Home" folder. The name is my wife's late husband's name!!!! LoL I have absolutely no idea how that possibly could have become the name of my computer since I have never used that name!!!! Well for some reason I can find absolutely no way to change it. Geez folks, did I somehow stumble in the Microsoft world? I thought Macs were easy! LoL. The name of my computer is correct. Now how do I change the name of my "home" folder, whatever the f**** that is????
Thanks!See OS X: How to change user account name or home directory name
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What is the simplest way to change the name of your home directory?
I am not ashamed to say that I am not the least bit intelligent when it comes to macs. I came from PC, I'm learning, here. But I need to change the name of my Home directory and everything I've found online so far has either not worked (double clicking, or clicking twice but not quite double-clicking... um...okay), or described using the root user, which sounds sort of terrifying. Is there an easier way, or should I try to go by some detailed intructions and go for it?
kurrykurry wrote:
... Is there an easier way,
Yes.
Apple Support Communities contributor Pondini found an astonishingly simple way to accomplish what you seek. etresoft distilled that information into the following User Tip:
Changing user account short name
It is a far better method than Apple's support article on the subject, which I will not bother linking here because it's outdated and cumbersome. -
How do I change the name of my Home folder.
Hey.
I would like to change the name of my home folder in Lion.
Can someone help me please?OS X: How to change user account name or home directory name
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Lion 10.7.5 - How do I change the name of my "Home" folder?
I transferred info from another computer (I think using target mode - it's been a while) and I want to change the name of my home folder. How can I do that?
from HT1528
How to log in as root
Use these steps for Mac OS X v10.2 or later
If you are logged in, choose Log Out from the Apple menu.
If you are logging in from a list of usernames with pictures, click Other.
In the Name field, type: root
In the Password field, type the password you defined in the steps above. -
How can I change the name of my home folder?
Just got a new job. Yeah! Taken over former employees' iMac. I made myself Administrator, seem to be the only log in option. But, my home folder is still in the old guys name. How can I change the name on the Home folder without deleting it and loose all the files? CAN'T loose the files? Help...
ThanksChanging the existing home folder name is complicated. I recommend you NOT do that.
Instead, create a new User with exactly the home folder name you want, and copy your files over to that new user. Once a few days have gone by trouble-free, and you are certain you have no issues, you can delete the old home folder.
While on the subject of users, Some users prefer the peace-of-mind of using an "ordinary" user account, rather than an Admin account for daily use. This makes it much harder for anything to "sneak" onto your Mac, as you need to authenticate anything to be installed in system directories.
To do this, create a new Admin user, log into it, and demote your daily-use account to a non-Admin user. When actively installing stuff, the Admin username and password will be requested. -
HT3728 HOW DO I CHANGE THE NAME OF MY HOME NETWORK ?
I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THE NAME OF MY NETWORK AS NOT TO DISPLAY MY NAME TO THE PUBLIC. DOING SO WILL THIS NAME CHANGE CAUSE ME TO HAVE ALL THE DEVICES ON MY NETWORK RE-CONFIG?
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the Time Capsule icon, then click Edit
Click the Wireless tab at the top of the window
Edit the Wireless Network Name as you wish*
Click Update at the lower right of the window and allow 30 seconds for the Time Capsule to restart
*Ideally, the wireless network name will not exceed 12 characters with no spaces and will avoid any special characters like an apostrophe, asterisk, dollar sign, etc. -
How can i change the name of my Home Folder on my Mac Pro?
I have only had the thing 2 weeks and have noticed the Home Folder is called Sharon how on earth this happened i do not know, not my name?! How can i go about changing it please?? Help!!
Changing the existing home folder name is complicated. I recommend you NOT do that.
Instead, create a new User with exactly the home folder name you want, and copy your files over to that new user. Once a few days have gone by trouble-free, and you are certain you have no issues, you can delete the old home folder.
While on the subject of users, Some users prefer the peace-of-mind of using an "ordinary" user account, rather than an Admin account for daily use. This makes it much harder for anything to "sneak" onto your Mac, as you need to authenticate anything to be installed in system directories.
To do this, create a new Admin user, log into it, and demote your daily-use account to a non-Admin user. When actively installing stuff, the Admin username and password will be requested. -
How do I change the names of artists or gendre in the itunes list after importing an album? Is it posssible to change that information?
Yes. Select one or more tracks (use ctrl or shift clicks to add/remove or extend a selection) then right-click or press CTRL-I to Get Info. Use the different tabs of the dialog to make changes.
For general advice on getting things neat & tidy see my article on Grouping tracks into albums.
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How can I change the name of item in TableViewController iOS
How can I change the name of item in TableViewController? I want to be able to change the title of an item if I added one. Code:
// ViewController.m
// Movie List
// Created by Damian on 20/02/15.
// Copyright (c) 2015 Tika Software. All rights reserved.
#import "ViewController.h"
@interface ViewController ()
These outlets to the buttons use a `strong` reference instead of `weak` because we want
to keep the buttons around even if they're not inside a view.
@property (nonatomic, strong) IBOutlet UIBarButtonItem *editButton;
@property (nonatomic, strong) IBOutlet UIBarButtonItem *cancelButton;
@property (nonatomic, strong) IBOutlet UIBarButtonItem *deleteButton;
@property (nonatomic, strong) IBOutlet UIBarButtonItem *addButton;
// A simple array of strings for the data model.
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSMutableArray *dataArray;
@end
#pragma mark -
@implementation ViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad
[super viewDidLoad];
This option is also selected in the storyboard. Usually it is better to configure a table view in a xib/storyboard, but we're redundantly configuring this in code to demonstrate how to do that.
self.tableView.allowsMultipleSelectionDuringEditing = YES;
// populate the data array with some example objects
self.dataArray = [NSMutableArray new];
NSString *itemFormatString = NSLocalizedString(@"Movie %d", @"Format string for item");
for (unsigned int itemNumber = 1; itemNumber <= 0; itemNumber++)
NSString *itemName = [NSString stringWithFormat:itemFormatString, itemNumber];
[self.dataArray addObject:itemName];
// make our view consistent
[self updateButtonsToMatchTableState];
#pragma mark - UITableViewDelegate
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
return self.dataArray.count;
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didDeselectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
// Update the delete button's title based on how many items are selected.
[self updateDeleteButtonTitle];
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
// Update the delete button's title based on how many items are selected.
[self updateButtonsToMatchTableState];
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
// Configure a cell to show the corresponding string from the array.
static NSString *kCellID = @"cellID";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:kCellID];
cell.textLabel.text = [self.dataArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
return cell;
#pragma mark - Action methods
- (IBAction)editAction:(id)sender
[self.tableView setEditing:YES animated:YES];
[self updateButtonsToMatchTableState];
- (IBAction)cancelAction:(id)sender
[self.tableView setEditing:NO animated:YES];
[self updateButtonsToMatchTableState];
- (void)actionSheet:(UIActionSheet *)actionSheet clickedButtonAtIndex:(NSInteger)buttonIndex
// The user tapped one of the OK/Cancel buttons.
if (buttonIndex == 0)
// Delete what the user selected.
NSArray *selectedRows = [self.tableView indexPathsForSelectedRows];
BOOL deleteSpecificRows = selectedRows.count > 0;
if (deleteSpecificRows)
// Build an NSIndexSet of all the objects to delete, so they can all be removed at once.
NSMutableIndexSet *indicesOfItemsToDelete = [NSMutableIndexSet new];
for (NSIndexPath *selectionIndex in selectedRows)
[indicesOfItemsToDelete addIndex:selectionIndex.row];
// Delete the objects from our data model.
[self.dataArray removeObjectsAtIndexes:indicesOfItemsToDelete];
// Tell the tableView that we deleted the objects
[self.tableView deleteRowsAtIndexPaths:selectedRows withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationAutomatic];
else
// Delete everything, delete the objects from our data model.
[self.dataArray removeAllObjects];
// Tell the tableView that we deleted the objects.
// Because we are deleting all the rows, just reload the current table section
[self.tableView reloadSections:[NSIndexSet indexSetWithIndex:0] withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationAutomatic];
// Exit editing mode after the deletion.
[self.tableView setEditing:NO animated:YES];
[self updateButtonsToMatchTableState];
- (IBAction)deleteAction:(id)sender
// Open a dialog with just an OK button.
NSString *actionTitle;
if (([[self.tableView indexPathsForSelectedRows] count] == 1)) {
actionTitle = NSLocalizedString(@"Are you sure you want to remove this movie?", @"");
else
actionTitle = NSLocalizedString(@"Are you sure you want to remove these movies?", @"");
NSString *cancelTitle = NSLocalizedString(@"Cancel", @"Cancel title for item removal action");
NSString *okTitle = NSLocalizedString(@"OK", @"OK title for item removal action");
UIActionSheet *actionSheet = [[UIActionSheet alloc] initWithTitle:actionTitle
delegate:self
cancelButtonTitle:cancelTitle
destructiveButtonTitle:okTitle
otherButtonTitles:nil];
actionSheet.actionSheetStyle = UIActionSheetStyleDefault;
// Show from our table view (pops up in the middle of the table).
[actionSheet showInView:self.view];
- (IBAction)addAction:(id)sender
[self.dataArray addObject:@"New Movie"];
// Tell the tableView about the item that was added.
NSIndexPath *indexPathOfNewItem = [NSIndexPath indexPathForRowself.dataArray.count - 1) inSection:0];
[self.tableView insertRowsAtIndexPaths:@[indexPathOfNewItem]
withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationAutomatic];
// Tell the tableView we have finished adding or removing items.
[self.tableView endUpdates];
// Scroll the tableView so the new item is visible
[self.tableView scrollToRowAtIndexPath:indexPathOfNewItem
atScrollPosition:UITableViewScrollPositionBottom
animated:YES];
// Update the buttons if we need to.
[self updateButtonsToMatchTableState];
#pragma mark - Updating button state
- (void)updateButtonsToMatchTableState
if (self.tableView.editing)
// Show the option to cancel the edit.
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = self.cancelButton;
[self updateDeleteButtonTitle];
// Show the delete button.
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = self.deleteButton;
else
// Not in editing mode.
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = self.addButton;
// Show the edit button, but disable the edit button if there's nothing to edit.
if (self.dataArray.count > 0)
self.editButton.enabled = YES;
else
self.editButton.enabled = NO;
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = self.editButton;
- (void)updateDeleteButtonTitle
// Update the delete button's title, based on how many items are selected
NSArray *selectedRows = [self.tableView indexPathsForSelectedRows];
BOOL allItemsAreSelected = selectedRows.count == self.dataArray.count;
BOOL noItemsAreSelected = selectedRows.count == 0;
if (allItemsAreSelected || noItemsAreSelected)
self.deleteButton.title = NSLocalizedString(@"Delete All", @"");
else
NSString *titleFormatString =
NSLocalizedString(@"Delete (%d)", @"Title for delete button with placeholder for number");
self.deleteButton.title = [NSString stringWithFormat:titleFormatString, selectedRows.count];
@endHey JB001,
Sounds like you have more going on than just a simple issue with Home Sharing and more dealing with Wi-Fi syncing. Start with the article below and see if that may resolve it.
iTunes 10.5 and later: Troubleshooting iTunes Wi-Fi syncing
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4062
If it does not work out, then may I suggest contacting Apple for further assistance to walk you through it or just take that time that you were talking about to sort it out.
Contact Apple Support
https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action
Regards,
-Norm G. -
Hi....How do you change the name? When I sync my iPhone, it shows my wife's name on it?
Unfortunately it is not doing it....
Let me give more details..We have 3 iPods and 2 iPhone4....I recently purchased the iPhone4 and when we connected it..It was already reading my wife's iPhone4..We went to the Apple Store at the Grove today and was told to de-authorize the system and connect my iPhone4 back and I should be able to change the name.
Nothing happened..Right now, I clicked on RESTORE settings...and it is uploading a new iPhone update. -
How do i change the name associated with my icloud
how do i change the name associated with my icloud
If you are trying to change the iCloud ID to another ID, go to System Preferences>iCloud, sign out, then sign back in with the ID you want to use.
If you are trying to change the name of your existing iCloud ID and not trying to change to a different ID, you can change the name of the ID as explained here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5621. After doing so, you'll need to sign out of the exising ID, then sign back in using the changed ID. -
How to change the name of my Home Folder
I'm just wondering how I could change the name of my personal home folder which is associated with my username. I heard that there's a script I can download or something.
First, before you go messing around with your home folder, make SURE you have a backup. If you have to ask how to make one, this process is not for you-it's advanced, and can mess up your data if done wrong.
1. Open Accounts preferences (>System Preferences...>Accounts)
2. Unlock the lock at the bottom, if necessary.
3. Control (or right) click your account's name, and click "Advanced Options..."
4. (IMPORTANT) Change "Short Name" to what you want the new short name to be.
5. (IMPORTANT) Change "Home Directory" so that the path is right (I.E. if your new short name is "test1", change the path to "/Users/test1"-basically, DON'T CHANGE "/Users/"-just what comes after it-DON'T TYPE THE QUOTES)
6. (IMPORTANT) Click "OK", and restart.
Good luck! AND BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!
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