Remove Your Name from the Menu Bar of Your Mac

Removing Your Name from the Menu Bar

1. Go to the desktop area of your Mac.
2. Hold down the “Command” key on your keyboard, and drag your name from the menu bar over to the desktop.
3. When the name has been dragged over to the desktop, release the buttons, and you should see that your name is gone from the menu bar.

1. How do I take my name off my Macbook?
2. How do I hide my name on Macbook Pro?
3. How do I edit the menu bar on a Mac?
4. How do I completely wipe my Mac?
5. How do I change the device name on my Macbook Pro?
6. How do you display your name on a Mac?
7. How do you change your account name on a Mac?
8. How do I change the bar at the bottom of my Mac?
9. What is the bar at the bottom of a Mac called?
10. How do I make the bar at the bottom of my Mac bigger?
11. Why can't I erase my Mac?
12. Does Mac have a delete key?
13. Should I erase Macintosh HD data?

How do I take my name off my Macbook?

After you've launched System Preferences, locate Users & Groups.

1. Locate Users & Groups on the bottom left. ...
2. Select the padlock icon. ...
3. Enter your password. ...
4. Select the admin user on the left and then select the minus icon near the bottom. ...
5. Choose an option from the list and then select Delete User.

How do I hide my name on Macbook Pro?

To do this, click the Apple logo in the top left of your screen and select System Preferences. Click on Users & Groups. Make sure your user is highlighted and click the lock symbol so that you can make changes.

How do I edit the menu bar on a Mac?

On your Mac, use Dock & Menu Bar System Preferences to change the appearance of the Dock, and to select items to show in the menu bar and in Control Centre. To change these preferences, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Dock & Menu Bar.

How do I completely wipe my Mac?

How to wipe a Mac computer with a factory reset

1. Turn your Mac computer off.
2. Press the power button to turn it on, then immediately press and hold Command (⌘) + R. ...
3. After a few moments, the macOS Utilities window should appear — this is known as Recovery Mode.
4. Select "Disk Utility" and click "Continue."

How do I change the device name on my Macbook Pro?

How to change the name of your Mac

1. Click on the Apple icon on the upper left corner of your Mac screen. ...
2. In the System Preferences window, select the blue "Sharing" folder. ...
3. In the "Sharing" window, simply click into the text box next to "Computer Name" at the top and enter your new computer name.

How do you display your name on a Mac?

How to Put Your Name on macOS Menubar

1. Click the Apple logo, go to System Preferences.
2. Click Account, click the icon at the bottom to unlock so you can change the settings.
3. Click Login Options, check "Enable fast user switching" and select "View as: Name" Voila, your name should now appear on the menubar, right hand corner.

How do you change your account name on a Mac?

How to change Mac username

1. Open System Preferences.
2. Users & Groups.
3. Click unlock and enter your password.
4. Now Control-click or right-click the user that you want to rename.
5. Choose Advanced.
6. Change the name in the full name field.
7. Restart the computer for the changes to take effect.

How do I change the bar at the bottom of my Mac?

Customize the Dock

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Dock & Menu Bar preferences. In the Dock & Menu Bar section in the sidebar, change the options you want.

What is the bar at the bottom of a Mac called?

At the top of the screen is the menu bar and at the bottom is the Dock. In between is what's called the desktop.

How do I make the bar at the bottom of my Mac bigger?

How to change the Dock's size on your Mac

1. Click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of your Mac's screen.
2. Select System Preferences from the drop-down menu. ...
3. Click on Dock.
4. Drag the Size slider to the left or right to increase or decrease the size of the Dock.

Why can't I erase my Mac?

If you're trying to reformat or erase the startup disk on your Mac, you need to boot into Recovery Mode first. The startup disk is the main hard drive on your computer: the one that stores macOS and all your data. It's not usually possible to erase the startup disk because your Mac is using it to run macOS.

Does Mac have a delete key?

On a Mac keyboard, you get only a delete key. The delete key on a Mac, however, acts like the backspace key on a Windows keyboard. ... The delete key on a Windows keyboard does the opposite and deletes the character to the right of the cursor. To perform this maneuver on a Mac, press Function-Delete.

Should I erase Macintosh HD data?

Sadly, that's wrong and will fail. To perform a clean re-install in Catalina, once in Recovery Mode, you need to delete your Data volume, that's the one named Macintosh HD - Data , or something similar if you're using a custom name, and to erase your System volume.