Chrome is permanently stuck with a custom icon - how can I change it back?

[alexjholland]

Hey, I used the app Pictogram to set custom dark icons on MacOS.

Somehow, I accidentally set Chrome a system folder... and it won't change back.

I've even deleted and reinstalled Chrome.

Each time I delete the icon and either restore the original or add a new icon it switches back.

How on earth do I fix this?

 

[chabig]

Try this...

1) Open your Applications folder

2) Select the Chrome icon

3) Select File > Get Info

4) Select the little icon in the top left corner of the Get Info window

5) Press the delete key on your keyboard

 

[alexjholland]

Try this...

1) Open your Applications folder

2) Select the Chrome icon

3) Select File > Get Info

4) Select the little icon in the top left corner of the Get Info window

5) Press the delete key on your keyboard

Thanks, unfortunately I’ve already tried this and it works for just a few minutes.

The folder icon comes back!

 

[chabig]

That is weird. Is there a chrome setting to customize the icon? Another idea–delete the app and reinstall it. (Or move to another browser that's Chromium based but not Chrome, like the privacy-focused Brave)

 

[bogdanw]

Remove Chrome from the Dock, delete Chrome, delete the custom pictogram from ~/Library/Application Support/com.NeilSardesai.Pictogram/Custom Icons/com.google.Chrome, reinstall Chrome from https://chromeenterprise.google/download/ and add it to the Dock.
Direct link for the latest Chrome DMG https://dl.google.com/dl/chrome/mac/universal/stable/gcea/googlechrome.dmg

To delete the custom icon from Terminal:

rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/com.NeilSardesai.Pictogram/Custom\ Icons/com.google.Chrome

 

[alexjholland]

Remove Chrome from the Dock, delete Chrome, delete the custom pictogram from ~/Library/Application Support/com.NeilSardesai.Pictogram/Custom Icons/com.google.Chrome, reinstall Chrome from https://chromeenterprise.google/download/ and add it to the Dock.
Direct link for the latest Chrome DMG https://dl.google.com/dl/chrome/mac/universal/stable/gcea/googlechrome.dmg

To delete the custom icon from Terminal:

rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/com.NeilSardesai.Pictogram/Custom\ Icons/com.google.Chrome

Hey, thanks for this detailed advice.

Unfortunately, there is no 'com.NeilSardesai.Pictogram' folder in Library/ApplicationSupport

Any idea why?

 

[bogdanw]

Unfortunately, there is no 'com.NeilSardesai.Pictogram' folder in Library/ApplicationSupport

Just checking, you looked into the library folder of your user account (like /Users/Alex/Library/Application Support) and not the system one (/Library/Application Support)?

Anyway, if Pictogram is not running and you have reinstalled Chrome, it should appear in Finder with its normal icon. After log out/log in or restart, even the Dock icons should be refreshed.

 

[FreakinEurekan]

Switch to Safari 😉

 

[alexjholland]

Thanks everyone.

I used Appcleaner to blast away all associated files.

I then found that Pictogram did this a SECOND time.

So I blasted away with Appcleaner again once the Chrome icon was switched.

Now it's stayed in place.

I think there is something weird with Chrome.

Another similiar app called 'Replacicon' cannot change the Chrome icon.