Lion upgrade changed my User Directory (Name Name 1) Help!

Can any one offer a fix.
I tried to install Te Lion Upgrade and it stalled at the last step.
After waiting 4 hours I did a restart and Lion asked me if I want to restore from an archive.
I said yes, but my user group was renamed from Jimmy to Jimmy 1
Most things work and it seems everything is there, bit some apps are not working because they are looking for the Jimmy folder (path).
Is there anyway I can change this back to the way it was (Jimmy)?
Can I rename the folder in terminal or make a new folder - and what will happen with my username (which wasn't changed) and everything in the keychain? No to mention permissions.
Can anyone point me into the right direction or have step on how to solve this?
Much appreciated.

I have a similar problem - I need to change my account (short) name so that I can backup both my old computer and new computer on timecapsue independently. However, the link you provided is only for 10.6 and earlier, not for Lion. Are the instructions for Lion similar? For one, I have no directory utility on Lion.
Thanks for your help.

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