You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

Folder Icons appearing as blank documents

After replacing the files: SidebarGenericFolder.icns , GenericFolderIcon.icns and GenericOpenFolderIcon.icns with different colored files in /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources (SIP disabled and as a root user)


I've had all of my blue folders change to blank documents as their icon. What can I do to reverse this or make them appear as the .icns icon I attempted to replace them with?

MacBook Air

Posted on Jul 23, 2020 3:47 PM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Jul 23, 2020 4:02 PM

If you've been making regular backups with time machine Use Time Machine to restore deleted files or older files - Apple Support


Depending on the changes made to your system, it might be worth the peace of mind to simply restore everything. Restore your Mac from a backup - Apple Support


In general, it's best to avoid disabling SIP unless you really know what you're doing. I've never had any reason to modify anything in the /System folder. In the future, I'd consider it off limits.

1 reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Jul 23, 2020 4:02 PM in response to ean128

If you've been making regular backups with time machine Use Time Machine to restore deleted files or older files - Apple Support


Depending on the changes made to your system, it might be worth the peace of mind to simply restore everything. Restore your Mac from a backup - Apple Support


In general, it's best to avoid disabling SIP unless you really know what you're doing. I've never had any reason to modify anything in the /System folder. In the future, I'd consider it off limits.

Folder Icons appearing as blank documents

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.