Can I use a Custom Icon for a Mounted Volume?

[NightFox]

I have a couple of Windows systems on my home network, and it gets a bit confusing when I've got 2 mounted volumes on my desktop both called "Users", as it's not possible to see which one relates to which PC.

Is it possible to use a custom icon for a particular volume so I can visually differentiate between the two? If so, how do I do it?

And no, changing the name of the Windows share is not an option!

Thanks

 

[gorjan]

Do you have an image/icon you want to use? If so do this:

Click on the volumes icon on the desktop. Press Cmd+i on your keyboard. This will open the get info window.
Open Finder and find the icon you want to use, click it, then press cmd+c on your keyboard. Go back to the get info window, click on the icon for the volum. You will see it gets a blue border around it, press cmd+v on your keyboard.

That should do it!

 

[NightFox]

Do you have an image/icon you want to use? If so do this:

Click on the volumes icon on the desktop. Press Cmd+i on your keyboard. This will open the get info window.
Open Finder and find the icon you want to use, click it, then press cmd+c on your keyboard. Go back to the get info window, click on the icon for the volum. You will see it gets a blue border around it, press cmd+v on your keyboard.

That should do it!

Thanks, but...

I know that works for local folders/applications, but will it work for a network mount? I thought it used a generic icon stored locally for all mounts - it's not the generic icon I want to change, I don't want the same icon for all mounts.

 

[gorjan]

What I have done is that I have made aliases for my network shares on the desktop, and then you can change the icons of the aliases.

 

[NightFox]

What I have done is that I have made aliases for my network shares on the desktop, and then you can change the icons of the aliases.

Ah yes, nice bit of lateral thinking.

As an aside, I can't get your method for changing icons above to work at all - when I click on the existing icon in any Get Info window, it doesn't select at all - no blue border and I can't cut, copy or paste into it (either with cmd-shortcuts or Edit->). Does this not work any more with Snow Leopard?

 

[gorjan]

It works for me, I have done the same thing, but with the aliases. You're probably right and Mac OS can't change icons for shares. Have you tried with aliases?

 

[hwojtek]

My wife does it every other week with Candybar.

I mean she changes her icon themes. Not "it", you perv.