Desktop icons
Is there a way to change either the desktop icon for a drive or at least the color in Monterey?
Mac mini, macOS 12.1
Is there a way to change either the desktop icon for a drive or at least the color in Monterey?
Mac mini, macOS 12.1
Open the image you want to use for the file or folder in Preview. Do a ⌘+A (select all) and ⌘+C (copy).
Select the folder/file you want to change the icon on and bring up the Info pane for it (Control (right) - click on the folder and select Get Info from the contextual menu).
Click on the icon in the upper left hand corner of the Info window and paste the image there (⌘+V).
This demo if of an image with a transparent background so only the icon is visible on the folder.
Open the image you want to use for the file or folder in Preview. Do a ⌘+A (select all) and ⌘+C (copy).
Select the folder/file you want to change the icon on and bring up the Info pane for it (Control (right) - click on the folder and select Get Info from the contextual menu).
Click on the icon in the upper left hand corner of the Info window and paste the image there (⌘+V).
This demo if of an image with a transparent background so only the icon is visible on the folder.
A small picture can be used to change an icon rather easily.
You can do this on most file folders within the system.
To add to that, you can a also create an alias for the volume and assign a custom icon as described. For example, the BDR icon (for optical discs) seems to have gone missing since Big Sur. Using an alias, it's straightforward to create your own (see below).
- Pie Lover
That was super helpful Old Toad! 😉
Desktop icons