How to Rename MacBook

You just bought one of those new MacBooks and want to name it but don't know how! There are also cases where a MacBook that has only been used for a while was a gift from a sister, or bought from a friend, or bought somewhere else on the Internet. Regardless of how you got that MacBook or what it's named, it's not your name. It's time for that Mac device to be named whatever you want and we'll guide you through the steps to do so below!

Change the name of your Mac device

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Open System Preferences. From the apple menu, scroll to System Preferences and click here.

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Click the Sharing folder. Look at the third row at the bottom where it says "Internet & Wireless". To the right of the Bluetooth icon, you'll see a small blue folder with a yellow icon and the word "Sharing" below. Click on it.

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Search for current name. At the top of the window that appears, you will see Computer Name : immediately followed by a text field containing the current name.

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Change name. You can change that name to any name by deleting and renaming it as you like.

Show MacBook on Finder sidebar

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Open Finder Preferences. From the Finder menu , select Finder Preferences. (Customize Finder)

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Display MacBook. In the Finder Preferences window, click Sidebar at the top. Look under Devices and look for the MacBook icon (the device has just been named as you like). Click the box next to it and check any other devices or machines you want to appear in the sidebar, then close the window. Your MacBook now appears in the Finder sidebar.