File Icons Wrong After Photoshop CC 2018 Update On High Sierra

[paulk59]

Hi all,
I hope someone can help me with this problem (I have asked on the Adobe forum and someone suggested trying here).
I am running Mac High Sierra and after a Photoshop CC 2018 update all my file icons look like this (the system generated icon previews of the document work fine, this is just the default icon):



I have tried uninstalling and re-installing Photoshop but the icons refuse to change (Illustrator .eps look the same as well).
I have tried changing the open with to 'preview' but the icon stays the same so have changed it back to photoshop.
Your help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks, Paul.
[doublepost=1510574633][/doublepost]I may have posted this in the wrong place and am more than happy for a moderator to move it. Thanks, Paul.

 

[xgman]

Are you saying the icon preview isn't showing the preview of the file in Finder? If so, that may be a HS bug. It is the same problem in Audio files for me. No album artwork preview there either.

 

[paulk59]

Are you saying the icon preview isn't showing the preview of the file in Finder? If so, that may be a HS bug. It is the same problem in Audio files for me. No album artwork preview there either.

Hi, sorry no, the icon preview of the actual document is fine, it's the icon that shows as default when you turn the preview off. Thanks.

 

[xgman]

You may need to reset file associations then.

 

[paulk59]

You may need to reset file associations then.

Hi, I have tried changing the file association to 'preview' and then back to 'photoshop' numerous times and even the 'preview' icon doesn't show. Thanks.

 

[paulk59]

You may need to reset file associations then.

Hi, by repeatedly associating the file to 'preview' and photoshop and restarting numerous times all the icons are now showing as 'preview' icons despite being associated with photoshop, so I think I will settle for that and live with it.
Thanks for your help, Paul.

 

[MacGizmo]

There's no problem with your setup or the OS. Those are the new Adobe icons. Here's a bit more about Adobe's new icons.

 

[paulk59]

There's no problem with your setup or the OS. Those are the new Adobe icons. Here's a bit more about Adobe's new icons.

Hi, thanks for that, I have been tearing my hair out for a week (and believe me I have none spare) now trying to figure out what's wrong.
Why would they design horrible black and white icons instead of colour ones for important file types like .tif .jpg .eps .gif.
Oh well it looks like I need to uninstall and reinstall photoshop to get them back again.
It never crossed my mind that someone could have deliberately designed those, I just thought it was some kind of sub system emergency default.
Thanks, Paul.

 

[MacGizmo]

Reinstalling Photoshop isn't going to bring them back... unless you install an older version of PS. It actually makes sense to have a generic icon for generic file formats like TIF, JPG, PNG, etc... A JPG is a JPG, it shouldn't matter what program created it.

 

[paulk59]

Reinstalling Photoshop isn't going to bring them back... unless you install an older version of PS. It actually makes sense to have a generic icon for generic file formats like TIF, JPG, PNG, etc... A JPG is a JPG, it shouldn't matter what program created it.

Hi, no problem, I meant get them back to the dull new adobe ones from the apple preview icon that I somehow how managed to get them to display. Anyway reinstalled photoshop and illustrator and all the new icons are showing OK. Thanks for your help. Paul.

 

[MacGizmo]

Generally it takes a computer restart after installing apps that alter the "generic" icons those apps bring with them for the system to fully recognize the change.