How to change the icon (apply a thumb) of a folder on Mac OS X?
In Mac OS X, suppose you open your root disk, following folders/directories will have different icon (thumb) on it.
- Application
- Developer
- Library
- System
How to apply a thumb image on my specific folder/directories?
Solution 1:
- locate the image file you want to use
- press Cmd-C (Edit:Copy)
- locate the folder you want the thumbnail applied to
- press Cmd-I (File:Get Info)
- click on the top left icon until it gets a colored outline
- press Cmd-V (Edit:Paste)
You can also copy existing icons, use the Get Info window as source.
Edit: If this doesn't work, open the image in Preview.app, select part of or the whole image and press Cmd-C (Edit:Copy). Then proceed with step 3.
Solution 2:
I'd go with drag'n'drop:
- open info of file(s)/folder(s) to set icon on
- locate your icon (it can be an icon file or just any file, which icon you see for that file will be the one you will set)
- drag icon and drop it on top left icon in info window
Solution 3:
You need to create a special Folder-type icon (the usual app bundle .icns won't work here). Img2icns will give you an option to create this type of icon, despite its name.
Solution 4:
Customizing file and folder icons in Mac OS X presents a more involved process utilizing an .icns file which can contain several versions of an icon for display at different sizes. While less elegant than the ⌘ + C, ⌘ + I, ⌘ + V method, it's useful in cases where scaling a single icon produces unacceptable results (such as when the 16x16 icon is an indistinct blur).