OS 10.4 - Renaming Home folder

Jammers · Jammers #1 (**permalink**)

10-22-2005, 07:49 AM

Most of you probably know this already but it is a warning for the poor souls who don't.

DON'T rename your home folder - it causes all kinds of hassle as you loose all your settings including playlists for iTunes, bookmarks etc etc.

Why OSX allows you to do it without even a warning is beyond me! :rolleyes:

inflexion · inflexion #2 (**permalink**)

10-22-2005, 08:44 AM

yea i got caught out with that one

rman · rman #3 (**permalink**)

10-24-2005, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Jammers

Why OSX allows you to do it without even a warning is beyond me! :rolleyes:

Because it is base on unix and unix assumes that you know what you are doing. Apple could add safe guards in a later revision, if they wanted too.

schweb · schweb #4 (**permalink**)

10-24-2005, 10:34 AM

I did this once also but luckily it was right after I did a reinstall of the OS so I didn't lose much. Never will do that gain though!

lil · lil #5 (**permalink**)

10-24-2005, 10:46 AM

If you want to 'rename' the home folder the best way as you may have discovered is to create a new account (System Preferences > Accounts) and in the short name description, call it what you want your home folder to be called.

Then copy out the documents from the account you are transferring from into the new home folder, and then delete via Account Preferences the old account you have just transferred from.

As to why Apple allows you to easily rename the home folder is beyond me too, but maybe something will be done in time.

Of course I prefer the gloves off approach in OS X...

Vicky :flower:

inflexion #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 12, 2005 Location: /home/sheffield/UK Posts: 1,278 Mac Specs: 12" 1Ghz PB 768Mb 10.4.5 30Gb Video iPod 40Gb 3G iPod 1Gb iPod Shuffle	10-22-2005, 08:44 AM yea i got caught out with that one Apple, think different
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schweb #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 27, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 13,213 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro \| LED Cinema Display \| iPhone 4 \| iPad 2	10-24-2005, 10:34 AM I did this once also but luckily it was right after I did a reinstall of the OS so I didn't lose much. Never will do that gain though! schweb \| community leader flickr » facebook » twitter » tumblr » google+ » about.me Mac-Forums: On Twitter \| On Facebook \| On Flickr
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Jammers #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 12, 2005 Posts: 107	10-22-2005, 07:49 AM Most of you probably know this already but it is a warning for the poor souls who don't. DON'T rename your home folder - it causes all kinds of hassle as you loose all your settings including playlists for iTunes, bookmarks etc etc. Why OSX allows you to do it without even a warning is beyond me! :rolleyes:
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lil #5 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	10-24-2005, 10:46 AM If you want to 'rename' the home folder the best way as you may have discovered is to create a new account (System Preferences > Accounts) and in the short name description, call it what you want your home folder to be called. Then copy out the documents from the account you are transferring from into the new home folder, and then delete via Account Preferences the old account you have just transferred from. As to why Apple allows you to easily rename the home folder is beyond me too, but maybe something will be done in time. Of course I prefer the gloves off approach in OS X... Vicky :flower:
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