Thanks Paul - very interesting. I think that in my case it may be due to BT cloud and /or Time machine.
Phil Sent from my iPad > On 13 Oct 2018, at 17:01, 'Paul R Owen' via Sussex Mac User Group > <[email protected]> wrote: > > <https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7098796> > > Paul Owen >> On 12 Oct 2018, at 20:28, 'Phil Tomlinson' via Sussex Mac User Group >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I gave my iMac a name (let's pretend it was Bruce) Recently I noticed that >> in Finder that this name was being changed by the addition of a number in >> brackets. Tonight it has become Bruce (9). Can someone explain what's going >> on? I have a vague memory of this topic being broached before on the SMUG, >> but can't find it. What function or app is doing this? Is it something to do >> with the network? How can I stop this process? >> >> Thanks in anticipation! >> Phil T >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
