Upgraded from 21.5" to 27"!!! And need help!

[CarboysDesire]

OK, I scored on a Refurb and it's a 27" iMac...

RFB IMAC 27"/2.8QC/2X2GB/1TB/5750/SD-USA
Refurbished iMac 27-inch 2.8GHz Intel Quad-Core i5 processor

The file transfer could not have been easier. I restored from a Time Machine external drive back-up. SO EASY!!!

Anyway, here's where I need help. The 21.5" I am keeping for my spouse. I've decided to not wipe out the hard-drive and to just change the name. I've figured out how to change account name, the mouse name, the keyboard name, etc.

But what I am having trouble with is the home directory.

I found this: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1428

But when I got to step 4 it wouldn't let me change the name "just like you would rename any folder".

I select the home directory and hit Return but it just beeps and doesn't open the name for editing.

ANY IDEAS???

 

[chris98vf]

It is soooooo easy to just format the drive and start fresh. It's not like windows where you have to hunt down drivers and sacrifice a small pet to Bill Gates. It will take you about an hour and your actual input is about 3 minutes of that.
Edit:
Also, if I recall I think you cannot change the name once you make it. It warns you of that when you set it up

 

[CarboysDesire]

Anyone else?

I'm trying to avoid having to re-transfer pics and music and crap. I guess it would be easy, but if I can change the name of the home directory that would be swell.

 

[firstapple]

Are you following these instructions:

"Keep in mind that the shortname must be all lowercase, with no spaces, and only contain letters."


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Try this site (I have not done this, so I do not know if it works):

http://www.macworld.com/article/132693/2008/03/changeshortusername.html

 

[CarboysDesire]

It wasn't that it didn't like the name I was trying, it was that it wouldn't even allow me to try a name. But I'll click that link, THANKS!!!

 

[firstapple]

Good luck!

 

[CarboysDesire]

Thanks!

I chickened out. I read the article and it suggested 3 methods, but there were "risks" involved and I'm not a risky kinda guy. Plus my spouse came home and said "I don't care what the home directory is called."

So I'm leaving it.


WOOHOO!!! Now I can start enjoying this badass 27-incher!!!

SO MUCH JOY!

 

[chris98vf]

HAHA, it's funny to see what they could care less about but we would go hours trying to fix.