Macbook Name has (2) at the end.

[duykur]

ok guys, i have a little question.

well recently i have been seeing my macbook pro's name has a (2) on it, The actual name is "Denizhan Uykur's Macbook Pro".

BUt now it changed to "Denizhan Uykur's Macbook Pro (2)", being as geeky as i am i know that that signifies that the name i chose is a duplicate of another name, i find this impossible because who else has the name Denizhan Uykur.

I'm new to mac's so can you help?

 

[sporadicMotion]

ok guys, i have a little question.

well recently i have been seeing my macbook pro's name has a (2) on it, The actual name is "Denizhan Uykur's Macbook Pro".

BUt now it changed to "Denizhan Uykur's Macbook Pro (2)", being as geeky as i am i know that that signifies that the name i chose is a duplicate of another name, i find this impossible because who else has the name Denizhan Uykur.

I'm new to mac's so can you help?

go to system preferences, then click sharing, then you'll see your macs name. Click edit.

Tada

 

[bcaslis]

ok guys, i have a little question.

well recently i have been seeing my macbook pro's name has a (2) on it, The actual name is "Denizhan Uykur's Macbook Pro".

BUt now it changed to "Denizhan Uykur's Macbook Pro (2)", being as geeky as i am i know that that signifies that the name i chose is a duplicate of another name, i find this impossible because who else has the name Denizhan Uykur.

I'm new to mac's so can you help?

Did you have a previous Mac with the same name? If they are both on the network at the same time that is exactly what happens, it renames the second one so there is no conflict.

 

[duykur]

go to system preferences, then click sharing, then you'll see your macs name. Click edit.

Tada

Thanks ALOT, this worked

Did you have a previous Mac with the same name? If they are both on the network at the same time that is exactly what happens, it renames the second one so there is no conflict.

I said this was my first mac, but it's fixed, thanks anyway

 

[kynix]

Macbook name has (2) at the end

I had the same prob too but more serious.
it became 2 and my laptop start up lyk when i first bought it.
with my documents folder gone.
with my settings restart.
with my applications start up lyk the 1st time i use it.
with my internet stored pw gone.
with my history of applications gone.
recycle bin empty.
but my photos still there.
my internet history still there.
my bkmarks still there.
yes and mac customer service cant do anything abt it.