Rename home folder to match account name (High Sierra)
Per Apple, assuming you're on OS X 10.7 or higher:
- Delete the orphaned home directory.
- Log out of the account you're renaming, then log in to a different administrator account.
- Go to the Users folder on the startup drive. The Users folder contains the home folder of the account you're renaming. Rename that account's home folder.
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Users & Groups.
- Click the lock, then enter the administrator name and password that you used to log in.
- From the list of users, Control-click or right-click the user that you want to rename. Choose Advanced Options from the shortcut menu.
- Change the “Home directory” field to match the new name that you gave the home folder in the Users folder.
- Click OK, then quit System Preferences.
- Restart your Mac.
- Log in to the renamed account, then verify that your old files and folders are visible and the account is working as expected.