Rename favorites in finder sidebar?

[donawalt]

Is there a way to rename the favorites I have in finder without renaming the folder itself? The folder names make sense in their folder organization context, but the ones I have in Favorites could use a slightly enhanced name so I remember which folder it is. I don't think this is possible, but I wanted to ask...thanks!

 

[usagora]

I don't believe that is possible. But in experimenting with it, I discovered a bug. I made a folder called "test" in my Downloads folder and then dragged it to the sidebar in a Finder window to make it a favorite. I then right-clicked on "test" in the sidebar and then clicked on "rename 'test'" and renamed it "test2." However, the name doesn't change in the sidebar, only in Finder. If you right-click "test" in the sidebar again and start to rename it again, the edit field shows "test2" but once you click off of it, it returns to just showing "test."

Here is a video showing this:

 

[gspbnto]

I don't believe that is possible. But in experimenting with it, I discovered a bug. I made a folder called "test" in my Downloads folder and then dragged it to the sidebar in a Finder window to make it a favorite. I then right-clicked on "test" in the sidebar and then clicked on "rename 'test'" and renamed it "test2." However, the name doesn't change in the sidebar, only in Finder. If you right-click "test" in the sidebar again and start to rename it again, the edit field shows "test2" but once you click off of it, it returns to just showing "test."

Here is a video showing this:

Has there been any fix to this? I’m dealing with the same issue.

 

[usagora]

Has there been any fix to this? I’m dealing with the same issue.

It appears the only solution is to relaunch Finder. The name of the folder in the sidebar will then appear correctly.

 

[rachalmers]

Hi, I'm discovering here that the ability to Rename a folder in Favourites appears to have been removed now.
I'm on an M2 Mac Mini, the latest OS, and no way can I rename something in Favourites.

 

[Gregg2]

I don't believe that is possible. But in experimenting with it, I discovered a bug. I made a folder called "test" in my Downloads folder and then dragged it to the sidebar in a Finder window to make it a favorite. I then right-clicked on "test" in the sidebar and then clicked on "rename 'test'" and renamed it "test2." However, the name doesn't change in the sidebar, only in Finder. If you right-click "test" in the sidebar again and start to rename it again, the edit field shows "test2" but once you click off of it, it returns to just showing "test."

Well, then the solution is a little "reverse engineering". Name the folder in Finder what is desired for showing in the Sidebar. Then go to the Sidebar and "rename" the folder to what is desired in Finder. If I'm understanding the above, that yields the different names where desired.

 

[chabig]

Hi, I'm discovering here that the ability to Rename a folder in Favourites appears to have been removed now.
I'm on an M2 Mac Mini, the latest OS, and no way can I rename something in Favourites.

I can still rename folders Favorites–not System folders like Desktop or Documents, but folders I created.

 

[c00lkatz]

Think I figured out a workaround to have a custom name in the sidebar but not change the actual folder/filename:

- Create an alias/shortcut of the folder you want to add to sidebar. You can place it anywhere, but I opted to have it in the same parent directory as the original folder.

- Rename the alias/shortcut to whatever you want.

- Add the alias/shortcut to the sidebar.

Original folder remains the same and sidebar shows whatever name you want, still goes to the same place. Only downside is now you have an extra alias/shortcut sitting in the folder (or wherever you created it), but probably won't usually see it. You could make another folder specifically for keeping these aliases if you wanted to be more organized.