Changing desktop icons

Why cant i change certain icons like trash?

Because Trash and Finder are special. Spend your time doing all the others!

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How to change desktop icons?

Hi guys,
Just wondering if someone can help me out here? Am trying to change the desktop 'icons' in my 20" imac? (I want to change the icon of the HDD and some folders) Can someone help me out? Cheers

If you already have a picture that you want to use as an icon, open it in a picture viewing app (Preview, for instance), and copy it. Now click on the icon of the folder or disk that you want to change and press Command-I (or choose "Get Info" from the Finder's File menu). Click on the icon in the top left-hand corner: you can now paste the picture onto it.
More info here: http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/customize/6/
Have fun,
Michael

Change desktop icon image

Can the graphic used in a desktop icon be changed? Forgive me if this the wrong forum. Are other good general Apple forums available?

Hi!
Are you attempting to use the icon from one file to paste to another file? If so, try this:
Highlight the file with the icon you want to use and key in cmd+i to bring up Get Info. Click on the icon at the top of the Get Info wondow and key in cmd+c to copy it. Highlight the file that you want to paste the icon to, do cmd+i, highlight the icon in the get Info window, then key in cmd+v to paste it to this file. The icon will be the proper size to begin with, since it was a file icon to begin with. (The way shown in the preceding post should also work, but insure that you highlight and copy the graphic icon image first, before trying to paste it into the other file.)
If you want to use a custom graphic that is not an icon, I found a simple way to convert file preview images to icons using Pic2Icon. I keep it in the Dock and drop a graphics file (or folder's worth of graphic files) on it and it immediately changes the generic icons to icons with the graphics on them. This freeware utility was developed by SugarCube Software, but is no longer available on the web, even though Googling will provide plenty of links. However, they were nice enough not to originally restrict it's redistribution and I have a copy on my iDisk if you want it. The link is posted below and the archived file will immediately begin downloading if you click on it. (I'll leave the link active for a few days or so before disabling it.)
http://homepage.mac.com/majordadusma/filechute/pic2icon.dmg.sit
You can also create such preview icons via Photoshop, if you have it...
Gary
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Change desktop icon in dist folder

hi. i was wondering how could i change the default icon of the coffee cup in the dist folder of my application once i compile my program. thanks in advance.
xna

xnofate wrote:
no. not really. once we've finished our application and compile it we get an Executable Jar File in our project's Dist folder right? and it's default icon is the Java Coffee Cup. i would like to change the image of that desktop icon ^^; sorry for being too vague btw.
xnayou can change the icon to be used for all jar files - not for each single one...
Instructions for Windows XP:
1) Explorer > Tools > FileTypes
2) Select JAR (Executable Jar File)
3) Click "Advanced"
4) Click "Change Icon"
5) Select the icon you wish to use
6) Click "OK"
7) Click "Close"
If you want to change for a single application you have create an application launcher. I use [install4j|http://www.ej-technologies.com/products/install4j/overview.html] from ej-technologies.
;-)

Registry key to change desktop icon size

By default Windows 7 has desktop icon view set to Medium. I want to change the default user NTuser.dat hive as part of SCCM build so that each new user has small size by default, but can change if they wish (hence can't do it as a GPO)
Does anyone know the registry key(s) to change?
Ian Burnell, London (UK)

Hi,
This view size is controlled by HKU specific user registry. Thus it can't be mapping to another user account.
If you insist, there is a complex workaround(However I wouldn't like to recommend you use this method):
Copy the following registry value to place another user's registry.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU
Note: It can't be imported, just copy its value.
Karen Hu
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Started To Change Desktop Icons, But Now Want Originals Back

I started to change my Applications/Pictures/Library/Desktop/Ect. icons to ones that I liked a little better, but now I can't find the rest of the set, and want to revert back to the original icons. Is there a way to do this? I'd rather not have to restore everything to factory settings if that's possible.
[My Model says MacBook but also have an iMac G5]

Get the icon you want to change, hit get info, then hit the delete key on the keyboard, it will change back to the original icon.

CLASSIC APPLE theme need a little help changing Desktop icons

OK so i am working on a older laptop 1.8 pentium m and decided to try and older basic style theme since i could not play youtube videos without disabling wbar and wallpaper so far everything is working but i would really really like to put the O.G. icons to complete the theme but cant figure out how to do it manually there are only three icons i downloaded and am going to use for home, trash , and file folders on desktop. i replaced icons with current icons in usr/share/icons/gnome file and nothing. where are the icons for the desktop located????? and will replacing them manually with the command line work?????

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Changing desktop icon placement

I cant seem to figure out how to use the arrange icons function and not have them align on the right side of my desktop.
I move them to the left and use this funtion, and it puts them back to the right.
It seems counter-intuitive to have things align on the right when we read from the left.
Any help?
Thanks
Nat

Hello Nat & Welcome to Discussions.
From your desktop choose View>Show Options or Command+J Then uncheck Snap to grid and uncheck Keep arranged by: This will allow you to put your icons wherever you want and they'll stay there.
JerBear65

All desktop icons are itunes icons how to change them

how to change desktop icons back to original, as all are iTunes icons now

First I'd set up a System Restore point. Then try applying the LNK registry fix from the following document:
File Association Fixes for Windows 7
Does that get your icons back to normal?

Desktop pavillion 6510y wont hold desktop icons in place

every time i place a desktop icon (short cut) on my desktop where i want it, when ever it is restarted, or shut down and then it is restarted and comes back up, all those icons are always right back where this computer wants em to be, not where I want em to be!!! Is there any way this can be solved to make the desktop icons stay where I want them to be placed and STAY THERE?
Always right back all on the Left side of the screen usually....

Hi angiej,
See if this works:
If you're using windows 7, right click on the desktop and click personalize. On the left, click on change desk top icons, a new box opens. Un-tick the Allow themes to change desktop icons box.
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How can I change system icons

Does anyone know how I can change certain system icons (e.g., Recycle Bin, Control Panel)?
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Typically... Control Panel (All) > Personalization > Change Desktop Icons
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Why have all my desktop icons changed to PDF when I installed Reader?

I just installed Adobe Reader, and all of my desktop icons have changed, and nothing will open. How can I fix this?

Hi Carol ,
This seems to happen just because the file associations of the files and folders have been changed and because of that you are experiencing this issue .
To change file associations you could refer the following link and see if that fixes the issue .This link is for windows 7 .
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/change-default-programs#1TC=windows-7
Please follow the given steps and see if that works for you .
Fell free to write us back in case you face any difficulties .We would be happy to assist you .
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How do I make the clickpad cause the size of my desktop icons to change?

As I work through the day, something I do to the clickpad seems to cause my desktop icons to suddenly grow larger, or shrink smaller. I have noticed that the icon change happens as I sweep my regular clickpad finger across the clickpad. I'm not sure what I'm doing with the other hand at the same time, but I seem to be touching the clickpad's left button area at least part of the time. The sudden increase in size of icons causes them to rearrange themselves into an unfamiliar pattern, i.e. a mess. So I then must take time to rearrange about 40 icons, thereby becoming vastly less efficient with a computer than I would be if using pencil and paper. I am not able to reproduce this action at will; it only happens while I'm working normally well, concentrating on other things.
If any of you know exactly how this occurs, and what the feature is called, please tell me the name and, much more importantly, please tell me how I can stop this from occurring. I've searched HP's instructions for the clickpad, searched for a newer driver, and searched the forums to no avail. The notebook computer is a Pavilion DV7-4280us (a quick-ship model). The offending clickpad is, apparently, being beta tested on unsuspecting consumers who, choose to believe the HP tech support and sales folks instead of the numerous previous consumers who have complained about these clickpads in customer reviews. Overall, this computer really is terrific; but I sure could use some help to prevent these undesirable scramblings of my desktop icons that suddenly outgrow the space allocated to them. Thanks in advance for your help.

Firefox now always stores the old session which you can access by going to the History menu and selecting "Restore Previous Session".
If you always open the last set of tabs, an alternative approach is this:
# In the Firefox menu select Preferences to open the Preferences window
# Go to the General panel
# Change the setting "When Firefox starts" to "Show my windows and tabs from last time"
If you have it set to the above but it is not remembering the tabs, the file that stores details of sessions may be corrupt.
# Open your profile folder, for details of how to find it see https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Profiles
# Close Firefox
# In the profile folder delete sessionstore.js
That file will be recreated when you next start Firefox

How can I replace desktop icon accidentally changed?

Trying to change a new folder icon I've changed the icon of desktop. I'd like to restor the old one. Can anyone help me?

The easiest way is to do it through iTunes. Connect your iPad to your computer, launch iTunes, choose your iPad under "Devices", then click on "Apps" at the top of the main window. You'll see your iPad's layout. Click on the page with the app you want to move, then drag the app to the page you want.
You can also drag the apps around on the iPad itself, but it's a little more of a pain. Hold your finger down on any app until every icon starts to shake. You can now drag and drop any icon to different locations/pages. To drag an app to another page, drag it to the far right or left of thew screen until the page switches - you'll have to do this until you get it to the page you want it on. Press the home button to get out of this mode (the icons will stop shaking).

How do I change application/dock/desktop icons?

I recently downloaded a set of icons I'd like to replace my current icons on my desktop/dock. However, I'm having some problems. I've searched for the process to switch them I'm aware that you have to go to the Command+i option, copy the icon in the left, then go to what you want to switch and paste it to the icon in the left there. However, I think I might be having a problem changing it to the icon because after I get the info window open, the icon in the left is not the actual icon I'm trying to change it to. It looks like this:
Instead of changing to the icon/picture I want, it changes to the identification of a .png/.ico image.
Am I making any sense? And if so, can someone please help?
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I don't think I am exactly sure of your problem, but I'll comment anyway. The procedure for changing an icon is, kindof, how you have described it; select the item with the icon you want to use and choose Get Info. Then select the icon in the Get Info window, by clicking on it once (in the upper left). This will cause an outline to appear around it. Then select Copy from the edit menu. Now select the item you want to change and repeat that same procedure, except, select Paste from the Edit pull down menu, in place of Copy, after you have selected the icon in the Get Info window.
For changing System icons, you'll need something like CandyBar.

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