Hard Drive icon on desktop

[Samelson03]

So, i've been looking around through other peoples wallpapers and such and noticed they replaced the Macintosh HD icon on the desktop and used the laptop icon. Like if you have a black macbook it'll show it on your desktop instead of the HD icon. How do I get the white macbook icon instead of the HD icon?

 

[rogersmj]

Find an icon or PNG that you want to use, select it in the Finder and press Command-I (for Show Info). Click once on the icon in the upper left of the info window (it should then have a blue glow around it) and press Command-C to copy.

Now go to your drive, press Command-I, select the icon in the upper left, and press Command-V to paste. Voila.

EDIT: I used this icon set on my MacBook.

 

[TheAnswer]

You can find different icons sets at the the Iconfactory and Interfacelift. Once you find an icon you like, you want to select the icon you like, then File > Get Info...select your Hard Drive, the File > Get Info. Click on the new icon in the Get Info box (it will then have a blueish border around it)...then Edit > Copy then select your Hard Drives icon in it's get info window...Edit > Paste.

 

[D34NO]

is it possible to change the icon back to the original hard drive, is it on the hard drive somewhere?

 

[Nym]

If you "Get Info" on the item you want to restore, click on the icon and Cut it I think it reverts to the original.

Hey, it works for me