My finder has changed it's appearance

Question

My finder has changed it's appearance

This is what it looks like at the moment, as you can see the little icon have changed into folders icons instead of what they used to be. I was wondering if anyone knows how to change it back. If it helps, I think it changed after I logged into a new wifi.

For reference this is what they should look like.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Jun 8, 2017 6:21 AM

Reply

Answer 1

AppleJoe

Community Manager

Jun 13, 2017 3:40 AM in response to sleepy-natkat

Hi, sleepy-natkat,

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. From your post, I see that your Finder icons look different than you're expecting. I'm happy to help!

First, if you have not already, restart your Mac by selecting the Apple  menu in the upper left of the display and choosing "Restart..." from the drop down menu. Once the computer is back on, check Finder to see if the icons appear as expected. If not, the next suggestion I have is to boot into safe mode. Information on what safe mode is, how to get to it, and what to do once you're there can be found here: Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac .

If you continue to have trouble after using safe mode, my next recommendation is to create a new user account. You can learn how that can be helpful, and how to set up a new account, in this article: How to test an issue in another user account on your Mac .

Have a lovely weekend.

Reply