Renaming Music Folder

[Falcon57]

How do I rename the Music Folder? I want to rename it and the subfolder is similar but named different.

 

[Ztruker]

I don't think you can. As far as I know, if you rename or delete it, it will be recreated.

 

[whs]

What are you trying to accomplish with the rename ?

 

[Callender]

Rename music folder

What do you mean by music folder?

If you mean the music library and the entry labelled "Music" in the right click Start Menu you can just hold down "Shift + Right Click" to rename it.

Personally I use Library Manager software but I'm not exactly sure what you want to do.

See screenshot -Music remaned to Music 2



And here's the item you need to "Shift + Right Click"

 

[Ztruker]

I believe he means C:\Users\userid\Music, not the Music under Libraries.

 

[Pyprohly]

Hi Falcon,

Are you referring to the C:\Users\%Username%\Music folder? If so, you can change the display name of this folder by following these three simple steps:

1) Open the hidden desktop.ini file that resides in the Music folder by entering C:\Users\%Username%\Music\desktop.ini into the Explorer address bar.
2) In the text file that appears, there should be a key named LocalizedResourceName. Change it's value to whatever you wish. For example, LocalizedResourceName=My New Folder Name!
3) Logoff then log back on (to allow Windows to read the updated desktop.ini file). (Optionally you can just kill and restart the Explorer process through the command line.)

 

[Falcon57]

Not really.

 

[Falcon57]

I believe he means C:\Users\userid\Music, not the Music under Libraries.

Actually it is.

 

[RobRudolph]

1) Open the hidden desktop.ini file that resides in the Music folder by entering C:\Users\%Username%\Music\desktop.ini into the Explorer address bar.

Should I open it in Notepad?

 

[Pyprohly]

Should I open it in Notepad?

Yes. Notepad or absolutely any text editor you favour.


Falcon could you clarify your last two posts?

 

[Falcon57]

Should I open it in Notepad?

Yes. Notepad or absolutely any text editor you favour.


Falcon could you clarify your last two posts?

Sorry for any confusion. I have the folder "Music" as the default name in my Libraries. I just want to change the name to something else.

 

[Falcon57]

Should I open it in Notepad?

Yes. Notepad or absolutely any text editor you favour.


Falcon could you clarify your last two posts?

I don't know if my reply went through. Sorry for any confusion. I have a folder in my Libraries that has the default name of "Music." I simply want to rename it something else.

 

[Ztruker]

Right click on it, select Rename, change it to whatever you want. I just tried in on Win 7 and that works.

 

[Falcon57]

Right click on it, select Rename, change it to whatever you want. I just tried in on Win 7 and that works.

I tried that and it keeps going back to "Music".

 

[Ztruker]

Try booting to Safe Mode and renaming it, see if that works. Maybe some program you have running is maintaining the names of some folders. Norton and McAfee may do this, not sure.

Press F8 as soon as the manufacturers logo appears and keep tapping every second until you get the Advanced Boot Options menu. Select Safe Mode. Try renaming.

 

[Falcon57]

Try booting to Safe Mode and renaming it, see if that works. Maybe some program you have running is maintaining the names of some folders. Norton and McAfee may do this, not sure.

Press F8 as soon as the manufacturers logo appears and keep tapping every second until you get the Advanced Boot Options menu. Select Safe Mode. Try renaming.

I tried Safe Mode and it still went back to the default name.

 

[AddRAM]

Why do you want to change it ?

Leave it alone.

 

[Ztruker]

If he wants to change it why not? It should be doable and in fact works for me as I said earlier.