Macintosh HD icon has disappeared (ONLY the Icon, the Name "Macintosh HD" is still visible)

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Macintosh HD icon has disappeared (ONLY the Icon, the Name "Macintosh HD" is still visible)

Hello everyone,

My "Macintosh HD" icon has disappeared. Unfortunately, I can't assign a new one because I would have to right-click in the info of the old icon. But there is simply nothing to click on at this point.

I have already tried to delete the finder preferences (~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist) but that did not solve the problem.

Any idea what else I can try?

The whole thing on a Macbook Pro M2 under 13.2.1 (22D68)

Posted on Feb 27, 2023 9:28 AM

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Answer 1

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Grant Bennet-Alder

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Feb 27, 2023 3:02 PM in response to Ihavenoideabutamac

insert a USB stick or some other drive.

Can you select and copy its Icon?

--No, then icons are damaged and you may need to re-install MacOS

--Yes. proceed

copy its icon (on the premise that a wrong icon is better than NO icon).

Have faith and click on the blank space to the left off the drive-name in the header.

paste into the space where the Icon belongs.

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Answer 2

Feb 27, 2023 10:24 AM in response to Ihavenoideabutamac

select the drive and choose getInfo form the finders File menu.

the icon (or vacant space) for the drive icon AT THE TOP, next the name can be cut-and-pasted.

...the one in the Preview sub-pane is not selectable.

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Answer 3

Feb 27, 2023 2:43 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Thanks for the tip, but that's nothing I can click on to insert something there.

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Answer 4

Feb 28, 2023 1:59 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

That worked, thank youGrant Bennet-Alder !

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Answer 5

Feb 28, 2023 5:09 AM in response to Ihavenoideabutamac

I am glad you stayed with it and got an Icon for that drive. It sure is awkward not to have anything, especially on the desktop presentation.

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Macintosh HD icon has disappeared (ONLY the Icon, the Name "Macintosh HD" is still visible)

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