You can change the host name individually by clicking "Edit" under the "Computer Name" field. Every Mac computer has a name. Your Mac's name can be important for transferring files, such as ...

Luckily, since Mac OS X Leopard launched in 2007, Apple has made it reasonably simple to change the short username and Home folder name from within System Preferences.

Your Mac’s name will show up in a variety of circumstances including when AirDropping files, managing your devices on iCloud like with Find My Mac, and elsewhere. Here’s how to easily change ...

Since APFS supports the traditional Unix permissions, it gives you the ability to change permissions for files and directories on your Mac for different users and groups. So if you want to change ...

In these instances you can do one of two things: temporarily change the app that your Mac uses, or make it so that that file type is always opened by a different app. We take you through both ...

If you change your AirDrop name on your Apple devices, the new AirDrop name will appear when you share files in the Find My iPhone/iPad feature that tracks lost or stolen devices, iTunes, iCloud ...