How to change Finder icon on macOS Catalina?
On previous versions of macOS, it was possible to change the Finder icon in /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources/
.
However, this doesn't seem possible in Catalina anymore? Even with SIP disabled?
Based on this answer: Cannot change login wallpaper in 10.15 Catalina?
- Reboot Mac, holding ⌘R to boot into Recovery mode
- Open terminal
- Disable SIP with
csrutil disable
- Reboot Mac
- Open a terminal
sudo mount -uw /
sudo cp ~/your-new-icon.png /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources/finder.png
- Repeat for
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- Reboot into recovery
- Re-enable SIP with
csrutil enable