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ginderg
New member | Level 2
6 years ago

Help renaming the My Mac (computer name.local) folder

Hi, how do i reduce the characters in the name given to to the backup folder "My Mac (macminis-Mac-mini.local)" because I am unable to open some documents as the app I want to use cannot handle paths with components that are too long.

 

I tried changing my computer name in Apples system preferences but that has not made a difference, so it seems this original name in brackets was stored after the first sync, so there could be some preference or settings file I can change?

 

I have tried turning off the backup option and that clears out all the folders for My Mac however when I turn on the backup feature they re-appear with the long name in brackets rather than the shorter name given to my mac.

 

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    cpate9
    New member | Level 2
    4 years ago

    I agree, this is totally unacceptable. And makes accessing any files via terminal a total pain. 

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