Hello forum,
Im new to this forum and to mac as well. I tried to get answers but Apple Inc. was not making sense and google doesn't have a straight answer..
I currently have a 2010 macbook pro 15''.
I want to reformat my computer because i feel it needs it and also after doing it before my name was not what i wanted during the setup process.
When you go in the "finder" in the "places" area on the left, you see:
Desktop
jsmith89
Applications
Documents
so my name is john smith but the Mac put it in as jsmith89. i dont know why.
I want to chance jsmith to john smith but i herd changing your name is a pain in the butt and will create problems in the long run. So i herd reformatting my computer will be better.
So this is my question. Since i backed up my whole computer using Time Machine, Will i be able to restore everything AFTER i reformatted the computer using a different name? such as john smith? Or do i have to reinstall programs and back up data manually?
You know what I mean??
Thanks a whole lot everyone
Im new to this forum and to mac as well. I tried to get answers but Apple Inc. was not making sense and google doesn't have a straight answer..
I currently have a 2010 macbook pro 15''.
I want to reformat my computer because i feel it needs it and also after doing it before my name was not what i wanted during the setup process.
When you go in the "finder" in the "places" area on the left, you see:
Desktop
jsmith89
Applications
Documents
so my name is john smith but the Mac put it in as jsmith89. i dont know why.
I want to chance jsmith to john smith but i herd changing your name is a pain in the butt and will create problems in the long run. So i herd reformatting my computer will be better.
So this is my question. Since i backed up my whole computer using Time Machine, Will i be able to restore everything AFTER i reformatted the computer using a different name? such as john smith? Or do i have to reinstall programs and back up data manually?
You know what I mean??
Thanks a whole lot everyone