Why had my profile name changed and how do I change it back

Some time ago my profile name changed, and I'm not able to edit it. I thought i got hacked.

Mac Pro, macOS 14.7

Posted on Oct 22, 2024 10:51 AM

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Oct 22, 2024 1:13 PM in response to madirmur59

madirmur59 wrote:

Some time ago my profile name changed, and I'm not able to edit it. I thought i got hacked.

You were not hacked. The only people who can change your username here are the Hosts. They generally do it for one of two reasons (that I know of). 1) You made a request to have it changed. The Hosts grant those requests on a limited basis. 2) Your username was determined to be in violation of the terms of use.


I suppose it's theoretically possible that someone else logged in with your creditials and requested a username change but that sounds a bit out there.

Oct 22, 2024 1:59 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

I had asked this question before. I apologize for repeating the same question. My username for this Apple ID was Shinehah. I have another profile using a different Apple ID, with the name ShinehahGnolaum. I have been waiting for the people in charge that could make a change to my profile name. I actually want more to know what caused the name change more than changing the current name to another name. I seem to recall I was able to change my profile name before. That would be a long time ago. So the way it works is we set a profile name when we sign up for a profile using our Apple ID, and once the profile name is created, there is no changing it directly at the user's control? Is that correct?

Why had my profile name changed and how do I change it back

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