incorrect icon associations

I recently upgraded to 11.6.1 and I'm seeing incorrect icon associations with various files on multiple media. What I mean is, image and video file icons have the wrong icon images. They're not all wrong, just some. Any way I can fix this? Thanks for any help.


Posted on May 15, 2022 12:32 PM

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Posted on May 16, 2022 9:33 AM

You may want to try and restore the icon services cache.


Paste the following lines in a Terminal window. The first will ask you for your password; type it (blindly - there is no feedback) when requested and press enter.


sudo rm -rfv /Library/Caches/com.apple.iconservices.store

sudo find /private/var/folders/ \( -name com.apple.dock.iconcache -or -name com.apple.iconservices \) -exec rm -rfv {} \;

sleep 3

killall Dock; killall Finder


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May 16, 2022 9:33 AM in response to CSan2C

You may want to try and restore the icon services cache.


Paste the following lines in a Terminal window. The first will ask you for your password; type it (blindly - there is no feedback) when requested and press enter.


sudo rm -rfv /Library/Caches/com.apple.iconservices.store

sudo find /private/var/folders/ \( -name com.apple.dock.iconcache -or -name com.apple.iconservices \) -exec rm -rfv {} \;

sleep 3

killall Dock; killall Finder


May 16, 2022 10:15 AM in response to CSan2C

..Could also be a simple matter of a restart, and let your Mac

consider a partial self-solve break while digesting a half-hour

in solitary.. ~ Let it sit and run in 'Safe mode' for awhile..


• How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

//support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262


(Or try the "Force Quit" under Apple icon menu, where you can

'Quit Finder'. Sometimes it works a special magic, & no restart.)


Should you have tried these, then' Terminal access' is recommended.


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