I have change the username in my macbook and suddenly it seems like I just opened my macbook for the first time as I was prompted to enter all my account details again. And even my files from my old account suddenly gone. I am sharing via video tutorial on how I managed to recover my files from my previous account.
Meanwhile, here's on how to change user account on Macbook
Each user account in OS X has a full name and a short name (account name). You can view these names from the Users & Groups pane of System Preferences, and you can use either name to log in to your Mac.
A user's full name can be changed by that user or an administrator. The full name doesn't need to be the same as the account name or home folder name.
OS X Yosemite or later
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Users & Groups.
- Click the lock
button, then enter an administrator name and password. - From the list of users, Control-click or right-click the user that you want to rename. Choose Advanced Options from the shortcut menu.
- Change the name in the “Full name” field, then click OK.
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