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Changing icons in Mavericks
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Is it possible to remove, customise or so this peace of dock which is like a table for apps?
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ios7 icons on OSX??!? you all need your heads testing.
http://macmatrix.blogspot.co.uk/p/sideeffects.html
if you want to get the colour back into the sidebar, sideeffects has been updated for mavericks
http://macmatrix.blogspot.co.uk/p/sideeffects.html
if you want to get the colour back into the sidebar, sideeffects has been updated for mavericks
So I changed my icons using candy bar awhile back and now I can not for the life of me get them back to stock. Candybar can't do it. Get info delete trick doesn't work anymore... Is there a way that works in mavericks to go back to stock?
Nevermind I got it. I just kept telling candy bar to restore the icons and eventually some would restore and then I would restart and try again and more would restore. Very bizarre but it worked after about three rounds of it to restore all the icons...
Nevermind I got it. I just kept telling candy bar to restore the icons and eventually some would restore and then I would restart and try again and more would restore. Very bizarre but it worked after about three rounds of it to restore all the icons...
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That method has been working for me since at least OS 8.5, I think
This is not working for me. Anything I attempt to change is a white box with PNG written on it. What am I doing wrongly?
Edit: I got it to work using icns instead of png
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Larry918 or anyone else...Can you help me please?
I used to use the above method with no issues what so ever, however since upgrading to mavericks the icons show up as standard .png or .jpeg icons. It is driving me crazy. See images below. Any advice on how to fix this?
(The images show what happens when I try to change an icon now... and the tutoring icon is there to show this is what used to happen... no problems. I can even transfer the old icons, however anything new just gives me those silly general icons
I used to use the above method with no issues what so ever, however since upgrading to mavericks the icons show up as standard .png or .jpeg icons. It is driving me crazy. See images below. Any advice on how to fix this?
(The images show what happens when I try to change an icon now... and the tutoring icon is there to show this is what used to happen... no problems. I can even transfer the old icons, however anything new just gives me those silly general icons
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I used to use the above method with no issues what so ever, however since upgrading to mavericks the icons show up as standard .png or .jpeg icons. It is driving me crazy. See images below. Any advice on how to fix this?
(The images show what happens when I try to change an icon now... and the tutoring icon is there to show this is what used to happen... no problems. I can even transfer the old icons, however anything new just gives me those silly general icons
I get this from time to time. Usually I fix it by either re-saving the image in Preview or in the Get Info window highlight the icon in the top left, hit delete, and re-paste.
Another thought: does the image thumbnail show the proper image or just the standard .png icon? If the problem is this, then just go to Get Info on that file (not on the app or folder you're trying to change) and hit delete on the top left icon. This should make the thumbnail appear. Then you can copy and paste it into the info window for your app or folder.
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I used to use the above method with no issues what so ever, however since upgrading to mavericks the icons show up as standard .png or .jpeg icons. It is driving me crazy. See images below. Any advice on how to fix this?
(The images show what happens when I try to change an icon now... and the tutoring icon is there to show this is what used to happen... no problems. I can even transfer the old icons, however anything new just gives me those silly general icons
I had the same issue until I decided to try downloading icns instead of png and that fixed them
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Hi Sital, thanks for the help, however I have tried all off the above an it is not working. It is as you say in the second edit.. just showing the standard .png icon so I tried to delete this from the get info icon (top left) and I just kept getting a error sound. I also tried all range of function + deletes. No luck. Any other tips?
I had the same issue until I decided to try downloading icns instead of png and that fixed them
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I usually create an image from a screenshot and then copy and paste the thumbnail generated, however I am getting no thumbnails at all? Even when I change the file to a .icns (see pic... I just get the standard .icns icon). Any other tips? Cheers
Ps. Thank you for offering your assistance.
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When I took a screenshot (of your screenshot) I also didn't see the image in the top corner of the Get Info panel.
However, I did get a thumbnail image on my desktop.
If I then opened this image in preview, cmd-A to select, cmd-C to copy, and then went to the Get Info panel of the app or folder whose icon I want to change and highlighted the icon in the top left corner and cmd-V it worked.
Icons not changing in Dock
Hi Designed4Mac (and others),
I use the method of Get Info and drag/dropping the icon over the icon for the app. After supplying my password the icon is changed in finder, however, the corresponding application in the dock retains it's original icon.
What am I doing wrong? Also, while I'm at it -- is there a return to default icon option?
Hi Designed4Mac (and others),
I use the method of Get Info and drag/dropping the icon over the icon for the app. After supplying my password the icon is changed in finder, however, the corresponding application in the dock retains it's original icon.
What am I doing wrong? Also, while I'm at it -- is there a return to default icon option?
In addition to Steve247's advice, if you launch the app from the dock the icon will change. Or you can use Terminal and type "killall Dock" without the quotation marks to restart the dock.
To go back to the original icons, go to the Get Info screen for the app or folder, highlight the icon in the top left and hit the delete key.
Look in the "package contents", there is probably an .icns file which will be the icon shown when the app is open. You need to replace this icon set as well. There is a free app called FastIcns which will create an .icns file for you from your desired icon. Then just swap it out for the original file for the app.
Thank you for posting this. Hopefully the Icon Factory will update the definitions for Candybar.
Nice! Finally an easier way to change multiple icons at once. Bit of a large download though. 70mb for an icon changer? The GUI is fairly simple too. But I shouldn't complain really...it's free and gives the desired results.