{"id":71231,"date":"2021-02-15T11:08:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T17:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=71231"},"modified":"2021-02-15T11:08:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T17:08:16","slug":"rename-big-sur-user-account-home-folder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/71231-rename-big-sur-user-account-home-folder\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Rename Your macOS Big Sur User Account & Home Folder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If you wish, you can rename your macOS user account and your home folder, both of which were named when you created the account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before you proceed…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The name of your user account and home folder have to be the same for technical reasons. However, the good news is that renaming your user account and home folder doesn\u2019t require a resetting of the password for said account.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before renaming either of them, back up your data in case anything goes wrong. It shouldn\u2019t, but there\u2019s always the possibility of user error, so it\u2019s better to be safe than sorry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, you should log out of the account you’re renaming, then log in to a different administrator account. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Apple<\/a> explains it: \u201cYour Mac can have multiple administrators. You can create new ones and convert standard users to administrators. Don\u2019t set up automatic login for an administrator. If you do, someone could simply restart your Mac and gain access with administrator privileges. To keep your Mac secure, don\u2019t share administrator names and passwords.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to create a new administrator account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t have another administrator account, you can create one in Users & Groups preferences. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n\n\n\n