This would cause you to think you lost all of your files. It's generally not a good idea. If you really, really need to do so, you'll need to follow the steps in this article (40 steps, 3 footnotes). http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106824 -- Scott On Oct 11, 2006, at 5:24 PM, Al Poulin wrote: > Hello all: > > It appears that I can change the name of my home folder in the > Users folder. Is this safe to do? Or would this cause problems > with passwords or in networking with other Macs? > > Al Poulin > > _______________________________________________ > X-Newbies mailing list > X-Newbies at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x-newbies > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984