Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Custom Finder Icon in GM
- Thread starter djtech42
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
1, go to Mac HD
2, System
3, Library
4, Core Services
5, Right Click Dock, show package contents, contents, resources
6, Place your own finder .png's here (finder.png and finder@x2.png)
7, Open terminal type "killall Dock"
8, Done
PS. Do the same for Trash icons
Attachments
the finder.png and finder@x2.png files don't exist there anymore, so I think it might be drawn by the GPU in the GM?
I created my own and added them. The above screen shot was the outcome. Done the same with the trash icons.
Attachments
Didn't workThey must have changed the way it is drawn specifically for retina...
Try this location it might work.
/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/Finder.icns
Is that the GM or an earlier version? I already understood what you did, but the png files simply don't exist in the GM, and the OS doesn't respond to png files put in that directory anymore.
Late 2012 Mac Mini.
Cant see what difference the model would make. Maybe on Retina's but your not running Retina. As you can see by the above screen shots that i posted, the Dock resources folder is full of PNG's.
EDIT. Just noticed you are running Retina so maybe that's where the problem lies.
I am running Retina. 2012 15" Retina MacBook Pro
I think it might be drawn with the GPU on retina models now, just like the dock starting with Mountain Lion.
Last edited:
I'm on a non-retina, I did an upgrade from ml and the .png files were in fact there, but when I replaced them it made no difference. I even deleted them completely, the stock icon is still there.
I'm willing to try something drastic, @lovememac would you mind uploading your dock.app?
EDIT: Umm... So it just automagically fixed itself. I haven't used this computer since yesterday but time I shut it down it wasn't working. Seems to be fine now. FWIW, permissions and ownership for the two png's are: -rw-r--r--@ 1 root wheel
I'm willing to try something drastic, @lovememac would you mind uploading your dock.app?
EDIT: Umm... So it just automagically fixed itself. I haven't used this computer since yesterday but time I shut it down it wasn't working. Seems to be fine now. FWIW, permissions and ownership for the two png's are: -rw-r--r--@ 1 root wheel
Last edited:
That'a a beautiful set of icons you have there in your dock. I would not have complained if Apple would have used these for Mav.
Thanks. I wish i could say they were all mine but here's the links if your interested
http://maxa11an.deviantart.com/art/iOS-7-Adobe-Icon-Set-png-and-icns-401165296
http://www.deviantart.com/art/iOS-7-Icons-Updated-378969049
@djtech42, humor me and tell me what this terminal command shows you:
Code:
cd /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources && ls -l | grep finder
Last edited:
-rw-r--r--@ 1 Dan wheel 319406 Oct 5 19:28 finder.png
-rw-r--r--@ 1 Dan staff 319406 Oct 5 19:28 finder@2x.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 16087 Sep 6 00:57 openinfinder.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 6180 Sep 6 00:57 openinfinder64.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 11519 Sep 6 00:57 openinfinder64@2x.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 34178 Sep 6 00:57 openinfinder@2x.png
CD to the folder again in the terminal and try
and then
And reboot.
Code:
sudo chown root:wheel finder.PNG
Code:
sudo chown root:wheel finder@2x.PNGAlright I did that. I checked the permissions afterward and everything was correct. But, it still didn't work.
I even did killall Dock just to make sure.Damn. In case you didn't see it, I posted a thread a few days ago about the same problem, and it magically fixed itself. It wasn't working after trying everything you just tried, so I shut it down, and the next day when I turned it on, I had my custom Finder icon. Um... Maybe try a cold boot instead of restarting? This is really weird. I'm not sure why lovememac didn't have this problem either.
Hmm... Maybe it's storing the contents of system files in nvram as a security measure or something? Doesn't really make any sense. But hey, at least it's working now!