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This wikiHow guide teaches you how to replace any of your Mac's default folder icons with your own custom image.
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Double-click the picture you want to use as your folder icon. This opens the picture in Preview.
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Click the Edit menu and select Copy . The picture is now copied to your clipboard.Advertisement
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Click the folder you want to change. This selects the folder.
- Make sure you just click the folder one time so you don't accidentally open it.
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Click the File menu and select Get Info . This opens some information about the folder. [1] X Research source
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Click the folder's current icon. It's in the upper-left area of the window.
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Click the Edit menu and select Paste . Now you'll see the image you copied earlier replace the previous icon.
- If you want to restore a folder's original icon, just come back to this screen, select the current icon, and then select Edit > Cut .
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QuestionWhat's the best scale of photo to use for folder icons?Community AnswerExtra large icons: 256 x 256 pixels; large icons: 96 x 96 pixels (automatically rendered by Windows from 256 version); medium icons: 48 x 48 pixels.
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QuestionWill it look like a folder or just as a square ?FancyghostCommunity AnswerIt could be either, depending on what your preferences are set to. Either way, it'll work the same.
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QuestionI've doneall that but I just get the JPEG icon.Gavin MooreCommunity AnswerSometimes the preview does not appear, especially since it is no longer on your desktop. If you double click the file, it should appear.
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- If you want to make a folder's icon the same as another folder or file's icon, select the other file or folder, go to File > Get Info , click the icon, and select Edit > Copy . Then you can paste that icon into the other file's "Get Info" screen.Thanks
- You can often find free icons available for download. Try searching the web for "free Mac icons" or "Mac folder icons" to see what's out there.Thanks
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1. Double-click the picture you want to use.
2. Click Edit
and select Copy
.
3. Click the folder you want to change.
4. Go to File
> Get Info
.
5. Click the icon you want to change.
6. Go to Edit
> Paste
.
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