Why do all Macs have as the default partition name 'Macintosh HD'?
M MacRumors' FAN macrumors regular Original poster Sep 26, 2014 140 0 Oct 12, 2014 #1 Why do all Macs have as the default partition name 'Macintosh HD'? Last edited: Oct 12, 2014
Intell macrumors P6 Jan 24, 2010 18,955 509 Inside Oct 12, 2014 #2 Because a volume has to have a name. What else would it be called?
M MacRumors' FAN macrumors regular Original poster Sep 26, 2014 140 0 Oct 12, 2014 #3 What does 'Macintosh HD' mean?
Intell macrumors P6 Jan 24, 2010 18,955 509 Inside Oct 12, 2014 #4 Macintosh is the full name of the "Mac" part of Mac OS X. It is the name of the first Mac line ever made. HD is short for hard drive.
Macintosh is the full name of the "Mac" part of Mac OS X. It is the name of the first Mac line ever made. HD is short for hard drive.
inscrewtable macrumors 68000 Oct 9, 2010 1,656 402 Oct 12, 2014 #5 Intell said: What else would it be called? Click to expand... a space? @OP The name can be anything you like at any time as many times as you like without causing any problems. You can even name it with a single space so in effect it has no name for that ultra minimalist look, as I have done on my gf's computer. Attachments icon.png 18.2 KB · Views: 704 finder.png 25.4 KB · Views: 750
Intell said: What else would it be called? Click to expand... a space? @OP The name can be anything you like at any time as many times as you like without causing any problems. You can even name it with a single space so in effect it has no name for that ultra minimalist look, as I have done on my gf's computer.