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What did you name your home folder?

it is not recommended you change it. as it creates problems when sorting files & applications and building libraries.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1428

that details proper procedures

honestly its not worth the effort if you have to rename..just create a new user account and drag your files and preferences over.
 
My home folder is just my first name only. I can't remember if I named it that myself or if it was automatically assigned when I named my computer on the initial setup.
 
My initials. It's faster to type than my first and/or last name. Plus I think it looks better.
 
I just used my first name. When I just got my computer I missed the step where OS X asks you what to name it (or does it even ask?) and figuring out how to change it was the first thing I had to do when getting my Mac. It was a bit of a pita, but since I had just got the computer I created a new account and deleted the first since I had no settings or anything to keep.
 
My first name with the initial letter capitalized. Can't remember when I named it.
 
Here's a stupid question. What is a 'home folder'? No, I'm not being a smart ass (perhaps a dumbass though). I just bought my Macs, set them up, created a user account and started using them, so......no odea.

Tom
 
Thomas Davie said:
Here's a stupid question. What is a 'home folder'? No, I'm not being a smart ass (perhaps a dumbass though). I just bought my Macs, set them up, created a user account and started using them, so......no odea.

Tom
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It's the folder that holds all data specific to a user account plus anything you've placed on the Desktop or any of the media/document folders (Movies, Documents, etc). Anything in your home folder is inaccessible to other accounts unless they have the correct privileges.

Now, mine is just my first and last names.
 
magamo said:
My first name with the initial letter capitalized. Can't remember when I named it.
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I have it the same way. I don't like how OS X automatically uncapitalizes it.

When entering the information at the initial boot, say you enter 'John Doe'. Capitalized... lookin' good.

OS X should cut the last name and keep the first name capitalized for the home folder's default name.


So, example: John

instead of: john doe

Perhaps I'll go give this to Apple as feedback.
 
crazyrog17 said:
I have it the same way. I don't like how OS X automatically uncapitalizes it.

When entering the information at the initial boot, say you enter 'John Doe'. Capitalized... lookin' good.

OS X should cut the last name and keep the first name capitalized for the home folder's default name.


So, example: John

instead of: john doe

Perhaps I'll go give this to Apple as feedback.
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I thought the same way. Everything else in the left column of Finder has its initial letter capitalized with the obvious exception of iDisk. Not only Desktop, Download and other usual stuff, but so are Today, Yesterday etc. under SEARCH in the same column. It might just be me, but I don't think having an all-lowercase home folder name along with these should be the default option.

If you set the location shown on the top of Finder, things get even worse. You'll see something like /User/john/Library/Mail/Signatures and /User/john/Movies.
 
zooby said:
Yeah. Initials would be pretty short. Mine automatically named it my first and last name in lower case letters. Is there a way to change it to my initials? No use in re-doing it though ...
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If it's just for typing convenience, remember when typing file paths you can replace the whole path of your home folder with a "~". Both Finder and Terminal will accept this.
 
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