Any way to change the "short name"?

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atomheartmother


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Is there any way to change the "short name" that you set up during the OS setup process when it is first installed?
 
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Create a new account with the name that you want. Then copy all of the data into new account and then delete the old account.
 
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Look on VersionTracker for an app called ChangeShortName.
 

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