How to change your home folder on snow leopard

[LarryMenta1]

why don't  you add another letter to your password, i think is too short XD, jaw just kidding, hey thanks 4 the vid (Y)

[SolyBeatFreak]

Can you put the link of that black theme of deviantart? I want it black too!!!

[sweetredstang10]

Thanks man! It Worked!

[turbos6x]

This switched my setting back to snow leopard from lion and really messed things up.

Revised version....

Follow those steps to the end.

After you've switched folders you can rename the original to anything you want.

Then just reverse those steps and switch back to your original home folder with the new name.

Then completely erase the new folder you made.

Thank me and subscribe! lol

[morganwhitemedia]

Thanks! Simple and fast. Couldn't ask for more.

[NOSfusion]

OMG! Thanks little kid!! :D

[nika580]

thank you very much it worked for me needed the help

[713nDDS]

Excellent job well done mate!

[emiliosrucaj]

Fucking great!!!!!! That was bothering me a lot!!! I wanted to change it long time now!!!! Thanks boy!

[iPwn2010]

booger...

[kimour]

ok great ! it works

[LALOMAN18]

Acutaly doing this method involves time and might have some errors when accessing apps... This is the safer and right way to do this...

go to System Preferences, unlock the lock and input ur password. Then create a new account (make it simple) with full administration. Now make use that on Security pane you have the "FileVault" disabled. Once the new account (temporary) log of you current account. Now log in into the temporary account u have just made.

[LALOMAN18]

Since this temporary account has full administration right, go again into the System Preferences & into "Accounts". On the right right-click on the account's name you are going to modified. An "Advacnced Options" tab pops and click on it. "Advanced Options" window shows & now change where it says "Account Name" to the new name u want. Change where it says "/Users/oldusername" <--- (this is the old user name u need to change) & rename it to "/Users/newusername" <---(what ever new name u want).

[LALOMAN18]

Now after this simple changes it will ask you to reboot... Reboot your computer now. Your new username account will show for you to log in and the old username is gone. Log in. Check on the User folder in Finder or Macintosh HD to see the change of your home folder with ur new username. Go to System Preferences, input ur password to make changes, click on the temporary username u did before and delete it by clicking on the minus (-) below it. Enjoy!

[LALOMAN18]

Now open Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities). Type the following command, all on one line, and then press Return; when prompted, provide the password of the admin account you’re currently using, and then press Return again:

sudo mv /Users/oldusername /Users/newusername

Note: type in your old user name and ur new user name on the above insertion in terminal!

Doing this will transfer everything from rights to setting from programs and what ever you had before into the new username home folder.

[LALOMAN18]

Not doing this Terminal command will leave you with the old user name folder inside the "Users" folder accounts with all the old settings, pictures, documents, etc... still there after reboot. Doing the Terminal command as the final step before you did all the modifications and before rebooting will transfer everything to the new user account + home folder as if nothing happened OK. Its a must!

[Afg1000A]

thx.. for helping

[232stef]

Can you tell me how to delete my old user now that I have changed my user name.

Thanks

[CptnButtBeard]

thank you extremly much! if you didn´t make this video my macbook pr would probrebly smashed out my window

[daztran]

Thanks Champion. Great tutorial! Keep up the good work :-)

[realtuty]

how do you get all your folder black and grey and your finder so cool

[greengummybear500]

@realtuty using a black theme from deviantart

[713nDDS]

@greengummybear500 And how do you do that?



[OmegaDebu]

I'm not risking all my files to change the name of my hard drive....

[kakitek]

Thanks! ;)

[Quelleriel]

Thanks! :D

[Quelleriel]

Thanks! :)

[XMishal]

Thank you , You Made My Day .....

[Str33tBaLL808]

lol booger

[greengummybear500]

just something to tell you ,

if the copied home folder is smaller than the original then recopy the original

[pherne]

i don`t have advance setting on my admin account. how can i change it?

[stevenrichardberlin]

Sweet! New to the Mac world so i'm still re-learning all the magic stuff that makes things work behind the scenes. Have been looking all over for how to specify the location of the user's home directory - thanks!!!!

[sneezingcatP]

yes you can erase the old home folder

[jmstgo]

You are awesome! It only took a few pauses to your video to have it done. Now I only have one question. Is it possible to erase the "old" home folder? The one with the name that I did not want? I will appreciate if you could let me know. Thanks again.

[puuche]

why my admin account changed into standard account ? and how do i get my admin account back ?

[thre31ate]

thanks ALOT.. ive been told its not possible to change your home folder name. but you have proved tht wrong. so again. thank youu. smart lil mac kids make my day!!!

[RAYJOHN06]

Thanks alot! 

[greengummybear500]

if your really scared it might do something to your mac repeat the process if not then just move the original libary folder into where the copied version should be

[mrkialen]

It's a good video & it works. I've tried it.... I end up with everything double!! I've deleted all of the folders in original "Home Folder" except Library Folder. I'm not sure if it will affect my MacBook Pro & new Library Folder is liter for approx 100meg...

Can I or should I delete the original Library Folder??? Can anyone confirm with me that nothing bad will happen... Thanx....

[crudeoyl]

very intuitive and simple instructions, very good, thank you

[SupraSociety]

THANK YOU SOO MUCH!

[greengummybear500]

yes

[AzzoliniBrandon]

so does that mean i can delete the original home folder? because i really dont want an extra 80 gigs of space gone because of a name change