Lenovo laptop checkup and cleanup, please

Started by pastywhitegurl, July 18, 2022, 08:44:59 PM

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pastywhitegurl

So, have been sick all week and just starting the transfers and already have a couple issues.

When I search for the new account,  C:\users\Jax,   I get the old filepath
This PC > Windows8_OS (C:) > Users > Jax

I thought the point of of this was to get rid of the Windows8_OS file path, so this confuses me.

Before I proceed further, I wish to rename the new account Jake instead of Jax.  How do I rename the new account so it is actually renamed everywhere?  I tried it once from the control panel, and it it didn't rename the folder, only the signin page,  so I put it back for now.  If this is complicated, I'll just leave as is.







DR M

Hi, PWG.

Sorry to hear that you have been ill. I hope you are better now.

QuoteWhen I search for the new account,  C:\users\Jax, I get the old filepath
This PC > Windows8_OS (C:) > Users > Jax

There is nothing wrong with the path. C: and Windows8_OS (C:) are the same thing. We never tried to change this. Instead, we tried to remove any linkage among your account and SkyDrive.

QuoteBefore I proceed further, I wish to rename the new account Jake instead of Jax.  How do I rename the new account so it is actually renamed everywhere?  I tried it once from the control panel, and it it didn't rename the folder, only the signin page,  so I put it back for now.  If this is complicated, I'll just leave as is.

You can't rename the folder in Users. You can leave it as is, and only you will see it anyway. However, if you want the folder name and the account name to be the same, you must create another account, do everything you did to transfer your files there and then remove the other account. Yes, it's complicated.


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pastywhitegurl

Ah, OK. Thank you.  I will leave all as is then, and check back in again when I have moved the files.  Thank you.    Sickness is on its way out now, so I should make some better progress soon.

DR M

Grecian Geek

"Count your blessings, remember your prayers..."

"In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars will be laughing when you look at the sky at night.. You, only you, will have stars that can laugh..."