So I tried to change Safari's icon today, but instead of it changing it instead looks like this
Now, I tried to revert this by going into Safari's package contents and getting the compass.icns file to change it back, but now it just looks like: . So yeah, I think I broke Safari (or at least its icon).
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Download the Safari 5.1.5 updater from the Apple Support site and apply it.
Download the Safari 5.1.5 updater from the Apple Support site and apply it.
It's still not working. For some reason even after i installed it the picture looks the same.
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(writing from the guest account now) I was pretty sure I knew the answer before I even did it, and I was right. It did not work.
What I did to originally change the icon in the first place was that I:
1. Went to applications
2. Pressed get info on Safari
3. Pressed get info on the custom picture that I wanted
4. highlighted the Safari icon in the top-left corner
5. dragged the icon of the custom picture into the Safari get-info window.
When I saw that this screwed up the icon I:
1. Opened Safari's package contents
2. Pressed get-info on the compass.icns file
3. Pressed get-info on Safari.
etc. etc. you get the idea. But it didn't change it back.
What happens if you open the Info window for the Safari application, select the icon, and press delete?
It solved it! Thank you!
Broke Safari's icon.
