How can I change the Finder icon without Candybar?

[HawaiiMacAddict]

Aloha everyone,

I was trying to do the "free" thing to change the Finder icons. I renamed the original icon to "Finder_orig.icns" in /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources, then copied the replacement .icns file there. The new icon appears in the CoreServices folder, but the Dock still shows the original (see the attachments). Has anyone else attempted this, and if so, can you tell me where I'm going wrong? Does the icon have to be a specific size?

Mahalo in advance for your responses,

HawaiiMacAddict

[ergdegdeg]

Try LiteIcon (http://www.freemacsoft.net/LiteIcon/index.html), worked for me :D

[HawaiiMacAddict]

Aloha ergdegdeg,

Thanks for the response - I'd forgotten about that app.

HawaiiMacAddict

[HawaiiMacAddict]

Aloha again ergdegdeg,

I just tried it and everything is A-OK now! Thanks again for the reminder. I don't understand what that app does that I did not, however. I replaced the icon and killall'd both the Finder and the Dock, so I should have completed the same steps as the app. Oh well, at least I can change the icons to my liking :D

HawaiiMacAddict

[ergdegdeg]

Look what I got:
http://img.skitch.com/20080331-1bqqdi7p5ck8hixffr5xinne48.jpg

Great little app it is :D

[martychang]

Hey, could you share that old-style OS X Finder icon? I had always thought from the screenshots it looked better and hadn't though it'd be easy to replace the icon until now.

[ergdegdeg]

Sorry, can't find the original. Had to post it as a jpeg.
http://img.skitch.com/20080331-qaab3egmddpenmtm2idbb361fk.jpg (http://img.skitch.com/20080331-qaab3egmddpenmtm2idbb361fk.jpg)

EDIT: Use img2icns (http://www.shinyfrog.net/en/software/img2icns/) to change it back to a .icns file if necessary.

[Mashiach]

I have wanted to do this for a while.
The only thing I'm worried about with third party apps (ive heard you can do it with terminal as well) is that because they change system settings it can cause problems when doing software updates.
Any one know if this is true
Cheers

[ergdegdeg]

I've been using LiteIcons for a while now and changed several defaults and so far have not had a problem. I think it's pretty safe.

[Heliconsoul]

Sorry, can't find the original. Had to post it as a jpeg.
http://img.skitch.com/20080331-qaab3egmddpenmtm2idbb361fk.jpg (http://img.skitch.com/20080331-qaab3egmddpenmtm2idbb361fk.jpg)

EDIT: Use img2icns (http://www.shinyfrog.net/en/software/img2icns/) to change it back to a .icns file if necessary.

Is there any chance you could send me or link the icon file please? Every time I use img2icns with that jpg it keeps the white background >.>

[skiesforme]

Try LiteIcon (http://www.freemacsoft.net/LiteIcon/index.html), worked for me :D

x2. Works great !