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From: Robert Peirce on 28 Feb 2010 10:34
In article <4b89be10$0$8549$ba624c82(a)nntp06.dk.telia.net>,
Erik Richard S�rensen <NOSPAM(a)NOSPAM.dk> wrote:

> Robert Peirce wrote:
> > I have a 2Tb disk with 12 partitions that I use for backups. I want to
> > use one partition for a safety backup before upgrading, but I want to
> > rename it so I will remember what it is for. I can't figure out how to
> > do that.
>
> You could for example do it so
> Main disk > Backup diskname
> Bootdisk 1/160 > Bootdisk 1/160 BU
> Bootdisk 2/250 > Bootdisk 2/250 BU
> Archive 1/160 > Archive 1 160/BU
> Archive 2/160 > Archive 2 160/BU
> Music 500 > Music 500 BU
> Data 250 > Data 250 BU
> Picture Disk 1/320 > Picture Disk 1/320 BU
> Picture Disk 2/320 > Picture Disk 2/320 BU
> ...etc.etc.

How? I tried selecting the disk in finder. I tried Disk Utility and
Disk Warrior. None of these seem to provide a way to change the name of
a disk. The disk is currently named and I want to rename it.
From: Robert Peirce on 28 Feb 2010 10:38
In article <270220101914551070%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>,
nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <bob-0912A6.19123527022010(a)5ad64b5e.bb.sky.com>, Robert
> Peirce <bob(a)peirce-family.com> wrote:
>
> > I have a 2Tb disk with 12 partitions that I use for backups. I want to
> > use one partition for a safety backup before upgrading, but I want to
> > rename it so I will remember what it is for. I can't figure out how to
> > do that.
>
> click on the disk icon, then hit return and it will become editable. or
> you can click a second time on the name of the disk, just be sure you
> wait long enough so it's not seen as a double click.

Wonderful!! That's exactly what I needed and it worked. I tried
selecting in Finder and that didn't work, although Help said it would,
so it never occurred to me to select the actual icon.
From: gtr on 28 Feb 2010 10:42
On 2010-02-28 07:34:25 -0800, Robert Peirce said:

> How? I tried selecting the disk in finder. I tried Disk Utility and
> Disk Warrior. None of these seem to provide a way to change the name of
> a disk. The disk is currently named and I want to rename it.

Right or ctl-click, Get Info, look for "Name & Extenstion", click it,
change it.
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