How do I rename this Folder?

[michaelsp9]

It's under Local Disc C -> Users

it's says Public and then "Cam" which I want to change to my name of the laptop.

I got my laptop fixed a couple of weeks ago, and the technician restored it and i guess renamed all the important files "cam". I've changed my username in Control Panel but that didn't seem to change the file in Users.

Here is a screenshot :

 

[Maguscreed]

Cam is the name of the user account.
You should be able to go to user accounts in the control panel and change the name of the user account there by clicking the appropriate link.

You may be prompted by both uac and to verify as well as be required to enter the admin password to do this.

 

[michaelsp9]

Cam is the name of the user account.
You should be able to go to user accounts in the control panel and change the name of the user account there by clicking the appropriate link.

You may be prompted by both uac and to verify as well as be required to enter the admin password to do this.

I've tried that many times, while it does change my username on login and in the startmenu it does not change the name of that one folder. help.

 

[Maguscreed]

More than likely to prevent system associations to the account from being messed up.
It's possible the only way to get around this is to create a whole separate user account.
Changing the name of that folder will more than likely mess up your entire account.

 

[Arc]

This may work : http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/147545-user-profile-folder-change-user-account-folder-name.html .

 

[DeaconFrost]

Is there a reason you need that folder changed? My point is, that's a folder you never should be accessing directly.

 

[Arc]

Is there a reason you need that folder changed? My point is, that's a folder you never should be accessing directly.

Maybe he is willing to change his username throughout the system .... in logon screen, in start menu, and everywhere it is being shown :huh:

 

[michaelsp9]

This may work : http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/147545-user-profile-folder-change-user-account-folder-name.html .

I am an administrator. And it doesn't give me the option to "rename" the folder when I right-click. This is so annoying. Pleas help

 

[Maguscreed]

As I said before so far as I know it's locked to prevent installed programs from breaking when the folder is renamed. Your best option is to create a new account with the name you wanted, and simply delete that one once you are done.

 

[sevener]

Go to Control Panel> User Account> change your account name
Then, you should restart your system in order to make the change effective. For the user account name in the start menu, the new name is immediately effective but for the folder name in the local C, it will be effective after reboot.
Tell us if this would solve your issue.

 

[michaelsp9]

As I said before so far as I know it's locked to prevent installed programs from breaking when the folder is renamed. Your best option is to create a new account with the name you wanted, and simply delete that one once you are done.

I don't want to make a new account because I don't want to re install EVERYTHING!

 

[Maguscreed]

It would actually just be a matter of copy/pasting some shortcuts.
The desktop changes for different accounts but all the programs should remain.
There are much easier tricks for migrating settings from one account to another on the same computer.
This is turning into a long trying experience for you though.

 

[MacGyvr]

ANYTIME you change your username, that is, your login name, you should also change the corresponding folder name. HOWEVER, you cannot do this manually without risk. Here is the simple way to do it.

1. Create a new user with the name you want to start using.
2. Either create another new (admin) user temporarily, or enable to built in Administrator account temporarily and log in with that account.
3. Use Windows Easy Transfer to move everything from the old user to the new user. In the process, when it asks about the old and new computer, you'll use the same computer for both. The old account will be the "old computer" and the new account will be the "new computer."
4. Log in as your new user, verify everything works, delete the temporary account, the old account, and disable the built-in Administrator.
5. Done.