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So with the recent demise of my hard drive, I had to get a new one. The repair centre dealt with that for me and installed OSX and all that jazz. However there's just one small problem... they named the computer "test". And from what I can tell that's impossible to change. Somebody please tell me that's not the case and enlighten me on how to fix that?
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System Preferences > Sharing
There's a box at the top for your computer's name. Click the edit button to set the name of the computer as it will appear to others on the network.
If you want the hard drive icon on the desktop to have your computer's name, click in the name field and change it or right click, select get info and change it there.
There's a box at the top for your computer's name. Click the edit button to set the name of the computer as it will appear to others on the network.
If you want the hard drive icon on the desktop to have your computer's name, click in the name field and change it or right click, select get info and change it there.
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Oh, that's your Home folder (and, I presume, your account user name.)Okay, but if I go to Finder, under Places there is "Desktop" "test" "Applications" and "Documents". Is there any way to change that place?
Go to System Preferences, then Accounts. Under "My Accounts" on the left, control-click your account (presumably, "test") and select Advanced Options.
The exact inner workings of that screen are unknown to me (any BSD gurus want to comment?) but I'd assume you can change your username and home folder without causing any undue damage (but please don't take my word for it, and please back up your data first). Changing the home folder and/or username should change the Home Folder entry in your Places sidebar.
Here's a more comprehensive guide on how to change the User Short Name and/or Home Folder in Mac OS X Leopard.
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