Windows 10: Issue renaming User Folder Using Command Prompt

Hello,


I recently had to get my computer fitted with a new hard drive after the old one crashed. I had a new one installed and got most of my files back, however one small difference was that my User folder in C:\Users was simply "User", as opposed to my first name as I had it before. I wanted to change this, without making a second account and I've been following this tutorial on GroovyPost to do so.


I've gotten to the point of finding the SID value and going to rename the folder in the elevated cmd, but I've come to a roadblock.





I cannot discern what process is using it, or find a reliable answer to fix this through Google or other questions here, so any help would be appreciated.


I'm aware that the tutorial is somewhat vague, and even makes an error in giving the wmic command as "wmic user account list full" instead of "wmic useraccount list full", so I would appreciate any additional help to this tutorial along with fixing the above roadblock.


Thank you very much.

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Renaming the users folders

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

You are trying to rename the User folder, which can’t be done through the File explorer. Whatever user name you use of your User account, user account folder will have same name. You can rename the Subfolder of the User account folder but not User
account folder.

If you want rename the User account folder, change user account name using the suggestion

Lets’ refer to these steps to rename the User account and check if that helps.

• Press Windows and X keys together.
• Click on Control Panel, click on User Accounts.
• Click on User account, then click on “Change your account name”
• If it’s prompting for password please enter and click on Yes. If you do not have password click on
  Yes.
• Enter the new user name.
• Click on change name.

Reference link for more information.

Windows 8 User Folder Rename.

Windows 8 User Folder Rename



Please do let us know if you need further help.

 

command prompt will not open in safe mode with command prompt

Would I just follow the same steps within safe mode after hooking up to the other system?

 

Can't rename folder.

Thank you for following the steps. What we can try is using the Command Prompt to rename the folder. Kindly follow the steps below:

• Press Windows key and type "command prompt".
• Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
• Enter this command: cd /X: (X represents the drive where the folder is).
• Copy and paste this command after entering the first one: icacls * /T /Q /C /RESET.

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