Great instruction and easy to understand. FYI: If you are trying to follow along with the video you should have it running on a separate video or phone because you will be logging in and out of the one you are working on to change the folder name. Thanks for the excellent help!!

Thanks brother! Worked for me. ❤

Please keep up the good work! Liked and subscribed!

It worked for me, many thanks ❤

Good video everything worked for me and the instructoins where Nice and Easy to follow.

Works fine for me. Very helpful. Thanks!

I just subscribed.. it worked perfectly

Thank u so much, bro ;) It worked

Thanks, it really helped.

Thanks! Worked for me

Literally the best way to change the user folder name I've ever found!!! And I'm not even gonna lie.

Perfect. Good Stuff, No Fluff

Amazing ! Thanks for sharing

This helped! I was able to change the name of my user folder.

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

Thank you it worked!

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

The best and the most helpful video I've seen! Thank you so much ! you saved me♥️

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

It frustrates me a lot...but it worked after several attempts 😀😀....thanks a lot ..

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Welcome and Glad to hear that!

Thanks for the help!

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

Well done thank you👏🏼👏🏼

Tnx bro. You are good teacher! Just keep going! Tnaks a lot

Awesome vid!

Thanks so much champ

I did everything step-by-step, it worked for me no problem.

@manishraj.07

Ай бұрын

Did you lose any data?

@DHackerMe

Ай бұрын

@@manishraj.07 Nope, everything ok

Thanks a lot, very helpful

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Hi! Will the path of the subfolders be disformed? Or cause an issue to the environment variables?

Thank you broo❤

I love you man

not working - got error C:\Windows\System32>wmic useraccount get name,SID 'wmic' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Nice video localboss ;-)

Good tutorial!! :)

Thanks❤

why did they change it from a simple right click and rename? or just let us choose the folder name in the first place.

My firfox extensions broke, and vencord required reinstallation. Firefox menu>help>more troubleshooting>refresh. Took the auto generated old profile data folder on the desktop and overwrote the new profile folder in appdata and presto all my extensions and browser data was back. Vencord i just keep the installer hanging about cuz it breaks every so often anyway, a quick uninstall/install had me going. All my games still had their saves with no work. Hope this helps.

Thank you 💚

@tookootek

8 ай бұрын

Any time!

Hello sir, for me folder name is changed but some of my data deleted. And when i am typed "whoami" in command prompt it is showing old username. Could you help me, Why it is like that & how to resolve it & how to restore my data sir

Thank you

said I needed admin privileges and something was open. When I went back to the registry, the profile was renamed with a .bak on the end. So, had to switch user name back.

Great. So what happens when you log back in? Everything is broken. You left out the most important part. How yo fix the broken OS after doing what you instructed.

Helpful! Thanks a bunch! 🙏✌😊

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Very nice 👍 thank you

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Thank you too

Thanks sir... It's Work perfectly 👍

@zeefutmadfut2237

Жыл бұрын

Does it

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Welcome 👍

Fantastic video. Thank you very much!

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@blobfish4575

Жыл бұрын

@@tookootek could you do it with only 1 account

Thank you very very much

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome

Do i need to update my junctions?

U're the best

will it also applied after i reinstall windows?

i lost my main account :( cant access it back again. can u create a video on how to do it

Great video

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

thanks

Great video, but I lost my desktop files after everything. To sort it out, in case you have the same issue; log into your one drive and change the folder to the new folder.

@chisommuorah2990

8 ай бұрын

Or just go to desktop in file explorer right click and select properties, select location, change location and hit ok

@JFHP.

8 ай бұрын

Thank You! Great solution to recover everything

When I go to rename the user file it says the action can’t be completed because the folder or a file in it is open in another program. Close the folder or file and try again. How do I find out where this is open. I’m following along step by step.

@michaelically7893

28 күн бұрын

Same issue here. Followed all steps and still can't rename

This solution is fantastic, but do you have a way to change all the software, etc.. to properly point to the newly named folder? They all error out. I was considering creating a second account and copying everything over but that will probably lead to even more issues :/ I was able to fully follow this video but in the end, 9 or so programs popped up with errors when I signed back in, plus all my windows settings/taskbar applications were reset. I easily fixed it by putting it back, but I was hoping you had a fix for this problem too.

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Echospawn and your feedback is noted. Please check Environment variables and see there is/are any that still points to your old Username.

@echospawn

Жыл бұрын

@@tookootek Is this something that has to be done with each error for each application? Or is this a fix for all at once? I am unfamiliar with environmental variables. This would be an amazing follow up video if you decide to do one. Until then, do you have any advice or potentially a suggestion as to where I can look to learn more about solving this?

@ian1352

Жыл бұрын

There are numerous entries in the registry that you'll have to edit. I've done this before, but it is much easier to just use a tool to create a hard link to the folder name you'd prefer.

@echospawn

Жыл бұрын

@ian1352 what do you mean a hardlink? And what software would u suggest? May end up just reformatinf again, lol..

Thank u

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Welcome

5:30 renaming does not work for me. "The action can't be completed because the folder or a file in it is open in another program". Anyone knows what to do here?

@philam8982

Жыл бұрын

Restart your laptop then go back to the temporary account and then try again

@Wonderbrew_Animations

Ай бұрын

@@philam8982 Dude! You really helped me a lot! I was worrying that I couldn’t rename it. Thanks a million!

why my user folder can't rename?

When I try to log back into my main account I get an error that says “C:\Users\[my previous user folder name]\desktop is unavailable. If the location is on this PC, make sure the device or drive is connected or the disc is inserted, then try again” etc. What do I do?

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello there! Just want to confirm if you renamed the ProfileImagePath using registry editor as well? You can rename it back however what i suggest is go to your desktop, create a temp file i.e temp.txt and then go to C:\Users\[New folder name]\Desktop and check if the temp.txt is there. If yes then it means Windows have no issue locating your current User folder. Is there any other indication if the error message is due to 3rd party software installed? thanks.

@RestitutorEuropa

Жыл бұрын

@@tookootek Yes I used the registry editor, I did everything as instructed in the video. Do I create the text file in the throwaway admin account or in my main account? The problem is that when I change the name, it simply doesn’t even let me into my main account and just gives me that error, so I can’t check if there’s any file there or not while in my main account. I don’t how to tell if it’s due to a third party software. I don’t have much installed on my computer right now other than webroot.

@botirabduraimov518

Жыл бұрын

@@tookootek I can't even create a new .txt file, because pop up page has NEW+ button, but inside only Folder button with admin sign

@priyanshubhagat6002

Жыл бұрын

@@tookootekWhile creating and saving the new text file, it says that the path does not exists, check the path and try again. C:\Users:\[Old_Folder_Name]\Desktop\temp.txt

@RestitutorEuropa

Жыл бұрын

@@tookootek Can you please answer my question from my previous comment

hi hi, so i tried this and after i changed the folder name and the registry i logged back into my main account and it said [directory to old user folder name]/onedrive is not available and then when i hit "ok" on the error every single thing that was accessible goes away even the programs i have installed

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hi Jackie, can you please restart your machine and login back to your one drive. It should re establish the link to one drive.

@Daniel-qo3gh

3 ай бұрын

Same problem

Can you somehow undo this? I can't acces anything that is stored locally like python and I can't uninstall them.

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

You can redo the steps, only this time you rename it back to the original. Ensure you do it in REGEDIT too. Check your environment variable as well if you are using OneDrive. Just retain your temp admin account, it should have all the privilege to do all this.

THANK YOU!!!!

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Just note that it isn't sufficient to edit ImageProfilePath, many parts of Windows and installed applications use the folder name as well instead of the environment variable pointing to the name. You'll have to edit all of these or your applications will be broken.

I followed the steps perfectly but I'm getting an error after doing this. Error is "C:\Users\shand\OneDrive\Desktop is unavailable. If the location is on this PC, make sure the device or drive is connected or the disc is inserted, and then try again. If the location is on a network, make sure you're connected to the network or Internet, and then try again. If the location still can't be found, it might have been moved or deleted" .. shand is my previous user name and I changed it by using your step but what to do with this error.. please help

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello Vaibhav, please go to Environment Variable Setting and check if the One Drive path was change to the new username. Once you login to you OneDrive it should reestablish the connection.

@nathanjamesbaker

Жыл бұрын

@@tookootek Thank you. This ended up being very complicated, but I followed all the steps in your video plus in your comments and was finally able to get it working. It is so stupid that Microsoft chooses folder names for people without their consent. This is enough to make me never want to use OneDrive.

@LightslicerGP

Жыл бұрын

What folder directory was the setting ti rename the one drive folder? Edit: 6/25/23 I just went ahead and restarted the one drive process, but I still get that one drive popup

Hello I have a problem. I tried to change username but for some reason it doesn't want to update it. And when I reopen the User Accounts editing window, the name is back to the old one..

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello Alokas were you able to complete the REGEDIT part as well?

@alookas

Жыл бұрын

​@@tookootek Yes, I followed the steps in the video. But when I go to netplwiz and change username, it updates on the users list there but nowhere else. Then I reopen netplwiz and the name appears as the old one, though in Properties it's still the new name..

It is saying the folder is open i am logged in with my temporary account what do I do??

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello! Just logout the User that you want to rename, it should work after that.

When I tried to log in back to my main profile system threw an error saying "C\Users\[Old_Folder_Name]\OneDrive\Desktop is unavailable. If the location is on this PC, make sure the device or drive is connected or the disc is inserted, and then try again. If the location is on a network, make sure you're connected to the network or Internet, and then try again. If the location still can't be found, it might have been moved or deleted." And all the files on the desktop are deleted. Also every time I refresh the desktop it throws the same error. Please provide a solution.

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello Priyanshu, just re-login to your OneDrive again and the error should go away. Another way is go to the Search > "Edit the system environment Variable" then "Environment Variable" then in User Variables look for OneDrive. If it still uses the old username, just Edit it with the new one. It should resolve the issue.

@priyanshubhagat6002

Жыл бұрын

@@tookootek Thank you...!! The issue was solved by the steps you provided 👍

@anveshpoda

Жыл бұрын

​@@tookootek Same issue i checked the environment variables it's was proper with new Name and also i relogin the ondrive still same error. Please provide the solution

@kuan-yuwey4400

Жыл бұрын

@@anveshpoda Same issue for me. Hope someone can provide another solution

@kuan-yuwey4400

Жыл бұрын

@@anveshpoda I go to the OneDrive folder manually and login my account. When doing so, it seems to change the path itself - maybe you can try that!

Hello. After I closed the registry editor and I opened the user document and I tried to rename in the new name I got an error which is saying “the action can t be completed because the folder or a file in it is open in another program. close the program or file and try again”. What should I do? I don t know what it mean. I don t know where is possible to be open that folder or file 😅

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello David! You need to logout the User account you are trying to rename. Once you log it out then you can try to rename again using the temp admin account you are using. It should solve the error, let me know otherwise.

@equaco

Жыл бұрын

I had to restart the computer as well then it worked.

@hectorab88

Жыл бұрын

I got the same error. I turn it off and restarted like 3 times until it works.

It says " the action can't be completed because the folder file in it is open in another program" And says " close the folder or file and try again" Please help me

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello Farhana, please logout the user you would like to rename. You can perform the rename once you done that

Does this effect my log in details in outlook , onedrive etc?

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, it will not affect it credential wise, I recommend you logout from those services before you do the rename and just login right after as you normally do.

This guy just showed me how to wipe all my files

Hi. I've followed this tutorial and it hasn't worked for me. In fact, it has failed and everything on my computer has been deleted. I followed all the steps but it said "the folder or file is open in another program". When trying to log in to my initial account, everything was the same as the new: no documents, nothing. I've lost everything I had. I need help, please. What has happened? Now both accounts are exactly the same and contain NOTHING in them.

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello Maria, do you use One Drive? Can you please the Environment Variable if the path was still set to your initial account. The Rename does not delete your account. Please try to access them using your temporary Admin account. It should have privilege to open any folder you had in the initial account.

hello, is this also applicable on Microsoft account signed in? thanks

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello Ron, I have not tested it signed in. In theory it should work the same way only that there will be some warning about onedrive location before it sync up on the new name. You can manually set them in the environment variable setting as well if needed.

Hi. Is it risky to do this, can i lose data with this and how? i have a non-english character in the folder and a launcher doesnt like it, thats why i want to name it. is it risky or should i just install the game onto my hdd rather than my m.2 and just deal with it?

@marspc6085

Жыл бұрын

I had to reinstall my Windows due to some reason... This is safe, i have done this previously also... and I am gonna do it today as well :)

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

This will work however I recommend backup your data, that will give you peace of mind. Regardless of the result, you will always question it if you are unsure from the start. Nothing wrong with backup, just extra effort yet it give you assurance.

After the registry editor, i change the user file name , but instead of changing the name , it create new user file . What do i do?😢

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello there, did you complete all the steps? Using the new admin account you do the REGEDIT part as well as renamed the user folder?

@tuansgameplay4718

Жыл бұрын

@@tookootek yes

I can rename now, but when I sign out and switch to my main account, it said "C:\Users\previous_name\OneDrive\Desktop is unavailable..." so it don't show File explorer or anything in my desktop, and when I use the command wmic useraccount get name,SID it still show the previous username

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello there! did you complete the REGEDIT steps as well where you need to rename the ImageProfilePath? Your OneDrive should re-establish once you login to OneDrive again however first check in REGEDIT and make sure the path was renamed as well. Let me know. Thanks.

@ian1352

Жыл бұрын

@@tookootek It doesn't find the new location. There are many more entries in the registry that have to be edited.

5:31 I can’t rename the previous name it says it opens in another program but it’s not what shoud I do?

@isaackodirov

2 ай бұрын

Same problem here

Hey mate, I followed all the steps and now I don’t have my previous user account working, just Admin. I can’t rename it. Plus I have a folder named Temp I can’t get rid off. This has just complicated my day. I would appreciate if you reached out to help me solve this issue.

@WalmartFan0

4 ай бұрын

Hey! you probably fixed it by now but to forcefully rename it, go back on the admin account, go to the search bar and type "cmd" and click run. Change USERNAME to your current user folder name and change NEWUSERNAME in the new name and then type this command: ren "C:\users\USERNAME" NEWUSERNAME

This does not work for me (I do not see the folder name changed from -admin- user). Then, when I sign out and in again to my original account, Windows tells me "We cannot sign in to your account. [...]" and invites me to sign out again because otherwise changes made will be lost

@c.comploj3775

8 күн бұрын

Don't forget to also change the folder name directly

@c.comploj3775

7 күн бұрын

After this, the new username works and is renamed in both regedit and folder. however, in wmic it still lists the old username after restarting the PC

Now! Can i delete my first user folder in local C? First i planned to rename but now i changed my mind i want to delete😅

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello There Prince! What I suggest is to keep the folder for a least two weeks. That way you will know what you may miss to copy or install over on your new admin account. It is easy to delete however recovery is more of trouble sometimes.

bro how you hide or remove user folder from desktop

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello Storm, the default location is in C:\Users, can you confirm if the User folder you referring to is an actual copy or a shortcut? You can do Right click the folder icon then Properties and select/check Hidden. That should hide the folder unless you configure to show hidden folder or files.

It is showing file is opened in another program when i try to rename in file explorer how to close it.

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hi Kumar, you need to logout the User you want to rename it. If possible, only the temp admin account is login when you do the rename.

@NeerajKumar_5302

Жыл бұрын

@@tookootek Thank you!

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

@@NeerajKumar_5302 anytime! Thanks for watching!

super ez to follow, made a python script to automate this

thanks a lot!

Said that the user folder was not found. How do I make my account use the new one?

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello Minix, did you try the steps laid out in the video? The User folder should be the same existing folder which you just rename in c:\Users\ and REGEDIT ProfileImagePath.

@minix07

Жыл бұрын

@@tookootek yes I tried that. But my account is looking for the old account path.

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello there @@minix07 - Can you restart your unit and login using the temporary admin. Recheck the c:\Users\ then same with the REGEDIT profileimagepath. Is the new name all alphanumeric?

@minix07

Жыл бұрын

@@tookootek yes it is

@RestitutorEuropa

Жыл бұрын

@@tookootek Please continue this thread, I have the same problem, except my username isn’t alphanumeric

DO NOT do this. It wiped all my windows settings and it doesn’t recognize the user folder as the right one anymore. Plz save yourself from this trouble you cannot revert after (if you try using a restoring point it just gives an error). (even if you rename it back to the original name) Now my PC is just stuck on « Welcome » at the windows startup and i cant do anything.

Thank you soooo much

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

is it compulsory to backup my data before proceed to use your step?

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Technical it is not, it just a precaution. Just create another admin user and transfer your data there. That will work as well. You do backup for peace of mind but not a requirement in anyway.

Hi! Thanks for the tutorial. I've done all your steps but when I sign in with my "renamed account" all my installed software icon on taskbar are gone. I can still run them from Program files folder though.

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hi Christian, thanks! I did not encountered any similar issue however thanks for mentioning it, i will see if i can replicate the same issue and find out the root cause

@CMongez

Жыл бұрын

Dit you fix it? The same happen to me

@c_imanuel

Жыл бұрын

@@CMongez not yet. I haven't tried anything after I rolled back my account name. Just pretend I don't see the user folder LOL

@_kmalh8208

Жыл бұрын

@@CMongezthe only way to fix this issue is my reverting it back to the original name, then you’ll be able to get all the installed stuff on there back again

@shai.p

Жыл бұрын

I know it’s been months but for anyone who has this issue now - just pin anything to the taskbar, it will load back all the pinned apps there! (You can unpin what you’ve pinned after that) Hope it helps☺️

I found that the best way to do this, is to A. Do it on a clean reinstall of Windows 11, since the asshole demands a Microsoft account, B. have a Microsoft account with the NAME you want on your user folder, or C, do these steps AFTER a clean install and BEFORE adding your wanted software.

I followed all steps given by you but in user folder its showing only 5 letters of my name , i login with my microsoft account ,

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello there! please confirm if you created a new local admin account (new user), then logout(existing user) and login next to the new admin account (new user) then rename the user folder of (existing user) in c:\Users then Regedit profileimagepath. Can you check if your existing user User Folder in c:\Users\ corresponds to Regedit ProfileImagePath.

@mr_captain_86

Жыл бұрын

@@tookootek i did same but i lose my data , i logged microsoft account with mail and in user folder name is just starting 5 letter ,and windows 11 pro i using now

If you fuck up like me go to safe mode. Right click to windows button ,run ,search “regedit” ,do the same but rename to your old name, restart

You my dear Sir, are a crown jewel. Precise and to the point step by step guide that is so rare nowadays. Thank you so much!!! Much Love. PS' - You just got a new follower :)

Followed everything. Atlast unable to rename the folder. Error was. The folder is running in background. Stopped all programs that was running in the background l. Still didn't work

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello, did you logout the primary account you are trying to rename?

@padmanav0373

Жыл бұрын

@@tookootek no.

Thanks bro ❤

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Any time

Everything worked but when everything refreshed, half of my files disappeared

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello Rimka, is there any specific location where your files was located? Could it be under OneDrive? If it is can you please check under Environment Variable the exact path set for your OneDrive. Usually it is under C:\Users\{Username}\OneDrive

I can’t rename the folder it shows opened in somewhere

@Dakh4r

Жыл бұрын

did you find the solution?

@shinedits4751

9 ай бұрын

Restart the pc/laptop and then go to temporary account to again change it

details 2:38 in this paragraph carefully, save the data on your C hard drive. (because with this change all data on hard drive C, including icons on the Desktop will be lost)!

thank u

"The action can't be completed because the folder or a file in it is open in another program" error When i was trying to rename the account after completing all the process.

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello Aryan, did you signed out your existing user before you do the rename using the new admin account?

user folder rename didn't work for me

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hi Khalil, just wondering if you were able to complete the regedit steps as well. Thanks.

Basically the best solution is to create a local user with admin type then copy my files over

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

You can do that as well, more so if you don't have lot of files scattered around.

@pipzgutz

Жыл бұрын

@@tookootek I saw in the comments on other videos that they had a problem after Windows updated. You're video made me realize I can just create a new admin user and copy over my files.

Hey I tried this and it didnt work!

@tookootek

Жыл бұрын

Hello, May I know which part it did not work? User Folder rename? Temporary account creation? Username change?