Many times we may not be able to find a specific folder on the desktop of your computer, and that’s because they are almost all the same, made of the same size, and especially on the Apple Mac is even more difficult, because the folders are the same color light blue.
A quick way to find folders is given by the customization of these, and the best thing is that you can decide how to do it, and by following these instructions you will know how to change the icon of a folder on Mac.
- Just choose which folder to customize and search for an image of a search engine to replace the standard icon, or maybe even choose from your photos. If you, then change the image of the folder ” holidays “, you have no choice but to search for an image that you like among those of your vacation or find one on the Internet and save it with the right mouse button.
- Saved the image, click on it and it will open automatically with the application ” Preview “. At this point, from the top bar on the right, click on ” Select ” and proceed to crop the photo. The next step is to copy the image using the command ” CMD+C “.
- Executed the foregoing, go to the folder to which you want to change the appearance and select it. By clicking the right mouse button, you’ll see a dialog box containing all the options that you can do, then crushed on ” Get Info “. One that will be presented before your eyes is a window with all the general information of the folder in question. But all that you need is select the top picture near the folder name, such as ” Holidays “, and paste the image previously copied. To accomplish this step just type the following command on the headboard: ” CMD + V ” or if you prefer, you can choose to run a ” drag&drop ” in the same part.
- By performing these operations, which are also very simple for those who are inexperienced, you are going to create a custom folder, different from the others, which makes it different on your computer. This is obviously run on all folders, so you embellish your desk. If you want to return the folders to their original state so you only have to go to ” get information “, choose the icon and the delete key on the keyboard.