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Rename iDisk volume name in Finder Network
Ever find it annoying that you can't rename your iDisk mounted on your desktop? Well here's a solution. In Finder click Go -> iDisk to mount the iDisk. Then open Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal. In the Terminal, type:
  cd /Volumes
Then type:
  mv idisk_user_name new_idisk_name
Your iDisk will now disappear from the desktop. Now go to the Finder and click Go -> iDisk to re-mount your iDisk. Voila! You have just renamed your iDisk!

[robg adds: Amazingly enough, this seemed to work just fine. I haven't tested it extensively, but the disk did re-mount with the new name, and a quick copy to/from the disk worked fine. I have no idea if this will survive a logout or a restart, but I wouldn't think it would (anyone care to find out?).]
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Rename iDisk volume name in Finder
Authored by: shakespeare on May 06, '03 11:27:21AM

This does work. The change survives a logout, but not a
restart.



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