Renaming a file

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I am going a little nuts. I can't seem to rename a new folder?
I have searched the forums, I can highlight the name but I can not type a new name in it?

I know is should work but it won't?

Any help is appreciated
 
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Double click it annd you should be able to, but normally one click highlights it, and you can delete the text and put in what you want.
 
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I can highlight it an get a cursor but it will not allow me to change the name?
The file is on a second drive that I have Raid'd to a third drive if that matters.
 
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I can highlight it an get a cursor but it will not allow me to change the name?
The file is on a second drive that I have Raid'd to a third drive if that matters.

Highlight it with a single click, press the enter key. It will change to an editable box that you can type the new name. Hit enter key again.
 
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Use the mv command in Terminal.

mv ~/Desktop/FOLDERNAME ~/Desktop/NEWFOLDERNAME
 
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Use the mv command in Terminal.

mv ~/Desktop/FOLDERNAME ~/Desktop/NEWFOLDERNAME

Oh, come on now, don't you think thats just a wee bit advanced? ;D

Also, if you do the click-to-highlight, and then click once on the text, not the icon, it should switch to the editable box.
 
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Noe of that worked until I re-booted? I am not sure why it behaved as it did.
 
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you could have right clicked the folder, and then rename it under "get info"
 

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