Where is my user icon / photo stored?

In OS X Sierra, here's the path I found to my contact icons:

~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook/Sources/8369F5A3-0107-4DCE-B72D-70FB1E900808/Images/

So:

• ~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook/Sources/
• In that "Sources" folder I found one more folder titled with a set of five alphanumeric strings separated by hyphens, "8369F5A3-0107-4DCE-B72D-70FB1E900808" (if you follow this path, you might find a different set of alphanumeric strings)
• In that "8369F5A3-0107-4DCE-B72D-70FB1E900808" folder I found more items including an "Images" folder.
• In that "Images" folder I found more items titled with alphanumeric string sets, some of which end in ".jpeg".
• When I select one of those items and preview it by hitting the space bar, and scroll with the arrow keys, I find that all of the items are image files.

I copied the "Images" folder to my desktop, and added the ".jpg" suffix to some of the items that didn't have suffixes, and they became image files with picture icons.

I just recently upgraded to Yosemite and when I re-logged in, my beloved default picture had turned into a default pink flower. I've looked all over google and multiple threads and can't figure out where the picture is! I haven't found anything recently about people upgrading to Yosemite and having this issue. Any updates? I seriously can not find this picture anywhere. Please help!

Default Icons are stored in \Library\User Pictures\

I am currently trying to find the elusive location of a personalised picture.

It's in ~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook/Images

Regards,

Captfred

I believe that if you have changed the photo and only an old one exists, that you may not be able to get it back. Test this. Create a new image, set it as the icon, and check that it has appeared in the address book location. Then alter the icon through prefs to another image and the address book item should change. (rather than an extra image appear).

I think that makes sense, hate typing on an ipad!

A copy is stored in ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.iChat/Pictures/

I have not been able to find it either. I have tried all of the ideas above, plus some others I found through a google search and have had no luck...

If anyone has any other ideas I would like to hear them.

Thanks!

Stephen

Open System Preferences/Users&GRoups.. tehn click on your account.. then click on your photo in the window. you'll hav an option to choose anicon or a photo from some other source.

Russa, yes I know how to change my user profile picture. What I am looking for is the original photo that I took when I created my user profile on my current laptop running Lion. I accidentaly changed it to a different photo and now I can't get my old one back or find it anywhere...

Thanks,

Stephen

.. normally it would be in iPhoto library. However, if you selected one randomly off your desktop or a folder then it could be anywhere on your computer. If you remember the name of it you can search for it through Spotlight. Did you look in the Pictures folder. When you opneed up the Users & Groups preference, did you click on the "Recent Pictures" pull-down menu?

Do you see anything in ~/Library/Images/iChat Recent Pictures/