Parallels - renamed my personal folder, can't run XP now

TriedandTested · 25 Jun 2007 at 22:56

Bloody nora...renamed my personal folder (i guess that's what you call it) now when running Parallels it's going through the installation procedure again! Took me ages to get it how i wanted it. Any suggestion on how to get it back? I've tried renaming my personal folder back to what it was but it says that name is already in use!

ARGH.

NickK · 25 Jun 2007 at 23:25

I reinstalled osx just to see if there was any additional parameters or bits - no luck it installs everything and it's the same as your first startup with all the questions.

However I remember, on the second time, remembering that it states when it asks for the name of the user directory that it can be changed later (I assume there's absolute paths rather than user relative paths used in many apps).

Jet · 26 Jun 2007 at 00:58

You will also find that if you restart your Mac you will have almost reverted back to factory settings.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107854

I've done this before and was terrified I had lost everything lol. Got it all back though just read the link above. Changing your home folder name is not as simple as just renaming it.

Here's how to do it properly:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106824

TriedandTested · 26 Jun 2007 at 09:21

Jet! ..my hero! Was about to come in here kicking and screaming...and possibly crying. Thanks for the links. Back to normal now!

TriedandTested · 26 Jun 2007 at 09:29

That includes Parallels.