Changing Mojave Folder Color

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Changing Mojave Folder Color

I'm trying to change the colour of a folder on my desktop to purple. I'm following this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJkFhKJsYec

At 1:09 they change the folder colour in the info panel to purple and it remains purple. Then they save the Preview folder to Desktop and it appears as purple. In my case, when I change the folder colour in the info panel to purple, it changes back to blue in about .5 seconds. Then when I save the Preview folder to Desktop, it is blue. Strange. What am I doing wrong. Thanks.

MacBook Air

Posted on Aug 3, 2019 4:08 AM

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gaetanotuf

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Aug 3, 2019 6:29 AM in response to engine44

Use your own picture or a picture from the web

On your Mac, copy the picture you want to use to the Clipboard.
One way to do this is to open the picture in the Preview app , choose Edit > Select All, then choose Edit > Copy.
Select the file or folder whose icon you want to replace, then choose File > Get Info.
At the top of the Info window, click the picture of the icon, then choose Edit > Paste.

Use an icon from another file or folder

On your Mac, select the file or folder whose icon you want to use, then choose File > Get Info.
At the top of the Info window, click the icon, then choose Edit > Copy.
Select the other file or folder, then choose File > Get Info.
Click the icon, then choose Edit > Paste.

Restore the original icon for an item