Rename a folder with the house symbol

Question

I would like to know how to rename the folder with the house symbol. I had to recover the hard drive due to a problem. Data were recovered ok, but the name of this folder change and I have several applications working bad due to the do not find the correct path

Answer 1

Use this with great caution. If you get it wrong you'll need to re-install from scratch.
Backup all your data first.
How to enable the root user
Mac OS X v10.6 and later
    1.    From the Apple menu choose System Preferences....
    2.    From the View menu choose Accounts.
    3.    Click on the lock and authenticate with an administrator account.
    4.    Click Login Options....
    5.    Click the "Edit..." or "Join..." button at the bottom right.
    6.    Click the "Open Directory Utility..." button.
    7.    Click the lock in the Directory Utility window.
    8.    Enter an administrator account name and password, then click OK.
    9.    Choose Enable Root User from the Edit menu. (in the menu bar at the top of the screen)
    10.    Enter the root password you wish to use in both the Password and Verify fields, then click OK.
To change home folder short name
      1.    Enable the root user. (see above)
    2.    Log in as root. (at the login screen, choose "Other". Username is "root", password as you chose in step 1)
    3.    Navigate to the /Users folder.
    4.    Select the Home folder with the short name you want to change, and rename it just like you would rename any folder. Keep in mind that the shortname must be all lowercase, with no spaces, and only contain letters.
    5.    Use the Accounts pane in System Preferences to create a new user with the short name that you used in the previous step.
    6.    Click OK when "A folder in the Users folder already has the name 'short name'. Would you like to use that folder as the Home folder for this user account?" Note: This will correct the ownership of all files in the Home folder, and avoid permissions issues with the contents.
    7.    Choose Log Out from the Apple menu.
    8.    Log in as the newly created user. You should be able to access all of your original files (on the desktop, in Documents, and in the other folders of this Home).
    9.    After verifying that your data is as expected, you can delete the original user account via the Accounts pane of System Preferences.
    10.    Disable the root user.
How to disable the root user
Mac OS X v10.6 and later
    1.    From the Apple menu choose System Preferences....
    2.    From the View menu choose Accounts.
    3.    Click on the lock and authenticate with an administrator account.
    4.    Click Login Options....
    5.    Click the "Edit..." or "Join..." button at the bottom right
    6.    Click the "Open Directory Utility..." button.
    7.    Click the lock in the Directory Utility window.
    8.    Enter an administrator account name and password, then click OK.
    9.    Choose Disable Root User from the Edit menu.
Make a note of the root password for future reference.