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Fix Dropbox After Changing The Name Of Your Mac’s Home Folder

Posted on January 1, 2017December 7, 2016 by Tim Hannon in File Sharing, Services

Do you use Dropbox? If you ever change the user account name on your Mac then Dropbox will break and will display a fairly cryptic error message. Here are instructions on how to fix Dropbox. Click the Dropbox icon that appears in your Mac’s menubar, click the gear icon and then select Quit Dropbox Open … Read more

How To Change Your OS X User Account Picture

Posted on October 30, 2014November 17, 2023 by Tim Hannon in Computer Basics, macOS (formerly OS X), Software

Below are instructions on how to change your OS X user account picture. When you took your new Mac out of the box and turned it on initially, you were lead through creating a user account and either had one of the built-in photos randomly assigned to your User Account or you were offered the choice of … Read more

How to Delete a User Account in Mac OS X

Posted on October 17, 2010September 29, 2023 by Tim Hannon in macOS (formerly OS X), Software

Do you want to give your computer to another person, but before giving it away you want to remove all of your data? If so, here’s an easy way to accomplish this. We’ll create a user account for the person who’ll be using the Mac, then delete your user account.

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