MacBook Pro - User/Account Confusion

JaxzDice · JaxzDice #1 (**permalink**)

01-09-2009, 02:57 PM

Okay so I have a Mac Book Pro running the latest Tiger and for some reason there is another user showing up in the users folder and it is me but by a different name (its my acctaully name not the one I ussually use for digital stuff/account names) and it had none of my settings or preferances for any of my progams and when I start the computer it loads up this user not the one with all my stuff.

How do I fix it?!

Is there some way I can tell it to load up the correct use because when I tried to adjust the account settings there were no options at all. The password is the same and everything, I don't even know how this happened.

Last time I posted here no one helped me so I would really love it if someone could let me know what to do if you have any ideas.

Dysfunction · Dysfunction #2 (**permalink**)

01-09-2009, 03:40 PM

does the account exist in the users preference pane?

louishen · louishen #3 (**permalink**)

01-09-2009, 03:43 PM

You must have renamed your user folder, if you rename a user folder then on restart a fresh User folder is created that is the same as the Short name in the accounts prefernces

Firstly rename your current active user folder back-up

Then rename the other user to the name of your current user folder (before you called it backup) – which should be the short name in the accounts preference pane

restart and you should get your stuff back

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Member Since: Mar 17, 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 6,511 Mac Specs: 2008 and 2011 15" mbps, late 11 iMac, iPhone 4s, and too many ipods and other stuff	01-09-2009, 03:40 PM does the account exist in the users preference pane? mike This machine kills fascists Got # ? phear the command line!
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JaxzDice #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 11, 2008 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 3 Mac Specs: 17" Mac Book Pro 03/2007	01-09-2009, 02:57 PM Okay so I have a Mac Book Pro running the latest Tiger and for some reason there is another user showing up in the users folder and it is me but by a different name (its my acctaully name not the one I ussually use for digital stuff/account names) and it had none of my settings or preferances for any of my progams and when I start the computer it loads up this user not the one with all my stuff. How do I fix it?! Is there some way I can tell it to load up the correct use because when I tried to adjust the account settings there were no options at all. The password is the same and everything, I don't even know how this happened. Last time I posted here no one helped me so I would really love it if someone could let me know what to do if you have any ideas.
	QUOTE Thanks

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