How Do You Change Folder Icons on Mac?
Changing a folder icon on Mac is similar to changing the color of a folder, but you need to obtain an image to use as your new folder icon. If you have a .ICN file, you can just drag and drop the file into the folder info window. If you have a PNG or JPG file, you need to open it in Preview, copy it, and paste it into the folder info window.
Locate the image you want to use as a folder icon, and double click it to open it in Preview. Are you using a ICNS file? Skip to step 4, then drag the ICNS file onto the folder in the info window in step 6 instead of clicking it. With the image open in Preview, press command + A, then click Edit. Click Copy. Locate the folder you want to alter, and right-click it. Click Get Info. Click the folder icon in the upper right corner of the info window. Press command + V. The default folder icon will now be replaced by the image you selected. To get the old icon back, perform steps 5-7 and press command + X.
Can You Customize All Folder Icons on a Mac?
You can customize any folder icon on your Mac. That means you can customize just one icon, or customize every folder icon. Every icon can be different, or you can use the same image for every icon. However, changing all of the folder icons on a Mac at the same time is a little complicated. The default folder image is located in a protected area, so you have to disable System Integrity Protection to edit it. After you’re done, it’s important to reenable System Integrity Protection to avoid issues with malware in the future.
If you want to change all of your folder icons at once, you will need to create or download an ICNS file and name it GenericFolderIcon.icns, then use that file to replace an existing file with that same name that can be found in a protected system folder.
If you really want to disable the default folder icon:
Boot into recovery mode by holding down command + R while booting. Open the terminal app. Type csrutil disable, and hit enter. Reboot your Mac. Replace the file GenericFolderIcon. icns located in /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes. bundle/Contents/Resources with your own custom icns file that uses the same file name. Before replacing the existing file, consider making a backup copy of the Mac’s folder icon file in case you want to restore the original folder icon later. Boot into recovery mode. Open the terminal. Type csrutil enable, and hit enter. Reboot your Mac.
