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How to change "short name" on OSX account
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<blockquote data-quote="skybolt" data-source="post: 773270" data-attributes="member: 30261"><p>First of all, you should never buy a used computer without the disks for restoring. I could be wrong, but I believe it is actually illegal to sell one without the disks. You should have them to completely reinstall the OS to its original state (actually, the seller should have done that for you to protect his/her data) and then you can start fresh. Can you ask the seller for them?</p><p></p><p>Having said that, go to VersionTracker and look for an app called ChangeShortName. That should do what you want.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skybolt, post: 773270, member: 30261"] First of all, you should never buy a used computer without the disks for restoring. I could be wrong, but I believe it is actually illegal to sell one without the disks. You should have them to completely reinstall the OS to its original state (actually, the seller should have done that for you to protect his/her data) and then you can start fresh. Can you ask the seller for them? Having said that, go to VersionTracker and look for an app called ChangeShortName. That should do what you want. [/QUOTE]
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