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Does anyone know how is it's safe to rename an account's user directory? It's a microsoft account, so I was able to change my profile name and have it propagate to my devices, but this left the underlying user folder untouched.

At this point I'm sick of seeing my deadname when looking at file paths. Any advice or suggestions?

@Kit Windows 10 on a personal (owned & administrated by you) computer?

@mawr yes, Win 10 on both my desktop and laptop

@Kit The easiest way to do that would be to create a brand new user account and transfer your data from the old to the new. More info here: superuser.com/questions/890812

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