Windows 10: How to change User Folder Name MYNAME in C;/Users ?

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  1. S H E K Win User

    How to change User Folder Name MYNAME in C;/Users ?


    Hi,I would like to update the user folder name.Please Guide !

    :)
     
    S H E K, Feb 1, 2023
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  2. User Folder Name

    So earlier I accidentally merged my music folder with my user folder, so
    in my C:\User directory instead of seeing C:\Users\MyName I saw C:\Users\Music. I did fix this problem but my user folder name is still music instead of my name. I also can't rename the folder back to my name.
     
    EmilyOwen1, Feb 1, 2023
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  3. c:\users\myname\allmyfiles\subfiles\whatever.

    The folder C:\Users\MyName is your profile folder. While you could rename it in theory and hack the registry so that it matches the new name, this is an unsupported operation that might cause serious problems later on. Better to create a new account, this
    time with the correct account name.

    The solution proposed by William will only change the account's nickname. The folder name will remain as it is.
     
    Frederik Long, Feb 1, 2023
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  4. Eric-Kell Win User

    How to change User Folder Name MYNAME in C;/Users ?

    Duplicate User folder.

    I moved my default Pictures, Documents, Music folders to a new Data partition (D).

    My Users/myName folder remained on the C partition.

    Everything was fine for 2 years.

    For some reason this myName folder is now duplicated on the D partition (D\myName)

    I have now a default documents folder in

    • D\Documents
    • D\myName\Documents
    • Onedrive\Documents
    • C\Users\myName\Documents
    The same with the other system folders.

    I can not change the location of the folders in the 2 duplicate user folders.

    Rightclicking in properties, there is no location option.

    Only the folders in OneDrive and the D partition have this option.

    Any ideas?
     
    Eric-Kell, Feb 1, 2023
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