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Some files (DMG/etc) have no icon??
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Relaunch Finder
Alas, I am not the one to explain why this happens, though I can add that it is not unusual and AFAIK, it causes no harm.
The remedy is to hold down the Option & Control keys while clicking on the Finder in the dock. A window will then appear allowing you to Relaunch the Finder. Do that. This almost always works, though you may need to do it twice.
Alas, I am not the one to explain why this happens, though I can add that it is not unusual and AFAIK, it causes no harm.
The remedy is to hold down the Option & Control keys while clicking on the Finder in the dock. A window will then appear allowing you to Relaunch the Finder. Do that. This almost always works, though you may need to do it twice.
Sometimes I get something similar with my hard drives. The Finder side bar shows the drive's custom icon, but it appears on the desktop as the bare drive icon. Simply clicking and dragging the icon around even by one or two pixels causes the icon to reload.
I don't remember if I've had that specific issue with regular files, but it might be worth a try. It'd be easier than reloading the Finder entirely. I'm not sure why it happens, either; I've repaired permissions many times before, so that's not the issue (for me, at least).
I don't remember if I've had that specific issue with regular files, but it might be worth a try. It'd be easier than reloading the Finder entirely. I'm not sure why it happens, either; I've repaired permissions many times before, so that's not the issue (for me, at least).