Why does Yosemite add a number to my system name and how do I stop it?

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I named my system "Foob" on my 2012 MacBook Pro. Yosemite has renamed it "Foob (4)". I wasn't sure where that "(4)" came from so I renamed it back to "Foob" in the Sharing Preferences. But, I looked today and it's now at "Foob (2)"

Why is it doing this? How can I stop it?

@Buscar웃 i don't think it is a character issue since the default name is usually more than 4, "Macintosh HD" — wam090, Nov 17 '14 at 08:14

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:45

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Check the answers here. (I don't have the reputation to mark this as a duplicate.)

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:45

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answered Nov 17 '14 at 09:07

Ilari Scheinin

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Why does Yosemite add a number to my system name and how do I stop it?

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