Document and Download Folder

How do you change the download and document icons on the toolbar. Currently the icons display the files inside and I would like to display the folder icon. Another user mentioned that there is a way to do this yet they are unsure how it was changed.
Scott

I just tried the control / right click and I did have a few options displayed such as "sort by" and "view as" however I did not have the display as folder option.

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e

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