How to use alternative name for certain directory in windows?

Question

I want to know how can I use another name for user name in windows. I have white space in my user name and I already have many software installed with that directory. Now i am setting up Android sdk and it says there could be problem because of white space. I remember something like a different name for a folder to reach there.

Answer 1

You are looking for what is commonly known as "short name". You can pass the /x option to the dir command to get the short name for any given directory.