How do you display your desktop icons?

[mousouchop]

How come some peoples "show item info" has "..." and others shows the full amount of disk space available.

When i check "show item info" i get the ... where it show the amout of free space.

Thanks

All has to do with resolution and grid spacing (grid spacing being an option under the view options for the desktop). Mine just had the "..." but upon maxing out grid spacing, does not have the "..." but instead shows the entirety of my drive information.

 

[uberamd]

All has to do with resolution and grid spacing (grid spacing being an option under the view options for the desktop). Mine just had the "..." but upon maxing out grid spacing, does not have the "..." but instead shows the entirety of my drive information.

Also, even with maxed out spacing, you might need to decrease the font size to get it to show up I have noticed.

 

[mousouchop]

Also, even with maxed out spacing, you might need to decrease the font size to get it to show up I have noticed.

Ah, yes indeed. I take it for granted that I like small font to begin with. haha. I have always had mine set to 10 pt font. 😛

 

[YoNadz]

How do I change my icons to some of these neato ones u fellers have??

 

[andalusia]

How do I change my icons to some of these neato ones u fellers have??

Try Candybar 🙂

 

[Macmanrec]

how do you change the icons??

http://www.tinyurl.com/changeicons

 

[Topher15]

How come some peoples "show item info" has "..." and others shows the full amount of disk space available.

When i check "show item info" i get the ... where it show the amout of free space.

Thanks

Three reasons...

- Make the icons bigger and the full info will be revealed. If the icon is too small then the details will be truncated due to lack of space, or

- Change the size of the type, or

- If you don't want to make the icons bigger or text smaller, you can edit the file which contains the info and eliminate the word 'free' altogether.

Locate the following file:

System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Localizable.strings

Search for: IV9

The full line should read: "IV9" = ", ^0 free";

Delete the word free, so you get: "IV9" = ", ^0";

You can also customize the how the drive size and free space are separated by changing the comma with something else, like:

"IV9" = " | ^0";
"IV9" = " / ^0";
"IV9" = " - ^0";
"IV9" = " • ^0";

Etc.

Mine...

 

[rhythmac]

Locate the following file:

System/Library/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Localizable.strings

Can't seem to locate that file.....I am missing Finder.app

 

[Topher15]

Can't seem to locate that file.....I am missing Finder.app

Ooops. 😱 It should be:

System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Localizable.strings

 

[Chad H]

Okay, I'll play. I like the extra information.

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Where did you get those drive icons? I have been looking all over.

 

[cbster]

Okay, I'll play. I like the extra information.

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Where did you get those hard drive icons?

 

[TomsMacBook]

Can't think of a more imaginative name. :\

 

[tsvb]

Well it fits the description for sure.

 

[rhythmac]

Ooops. 😱 It should be:

System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Localizable.strings

Thank You!!!

 

[mscriv]

I put my icons on the right hand side of the screen. Is it possible to move the text to the left instead of having it on the right? 😕

 

[jkimbro0316]

Here's mine, yep kinda boring lol:

 

[Hissori]

Like this.

Link please!!! That looks amazing!

 

[Macintosh Sauce]

Okay, I'll play. I like the extra information.

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Where did you get those icons?

 

[Shu15]

Thank you very much for the help! Here's mine.

 

[chapuchi]

i just upgraded to snow leopard, and they no longer let you edit the Localizable.strings file, anyone got any idea how to do it yet?

 

[soms]

Just started putting the info on the right side, looks much better to me.

 

[chapuchi]

Just started putting the info on the right side, looks much better to me.

yeah, i have it on the right side. the only problem is that they display the size to two decimal places, which honestly i think is unnecessary

 

[ecstasy]

System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Localizable.strings

I opened Localizable.strings in TextEdit, but after changing the IV9 line, it said I don't have appropriate access privileges to save it.

Any help?

Thanks.

🙂

 

[callmemike20]

 

[j46g629h]

mine, kinda boring as well😀
CandyBar would be a easier way to change your icons
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