How to Rename Your Admin Account and Home Folder on MacBook Pro
2 min readApr 17, 2024
Did you hastily choose a username for your MacBook Pro’s admin account and home folder during setup? Here is the good news: You can rename your admin account!
The bad news: It needs several steps and is not a single, simple command.
The steps:
- Log in to Your Admin Account
- Create a New Admin Account: Consider creating a backup admin account as a precaution.
- Go to “System Preferences” > “Users & Groups.” > “add user”