Set Folder Icon for all Os

Question

I want set icon to my folder in My external hard drive but when I change it (by right click on it and -> properties -> customize -> change icon (i address the icon from my extenal hard drive)) it just change in my windows and when plug my extenarnal-hard to another windows it's don't show my icon! how should fix this?

P.S: is there a way to set icon for folder show in all os (linux, windows, OSX, ..)

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note: I don't want set icon to 1 drive > I want set icon to all my folder in my > drive.

Answer 1

Methinks Am1rr3zA is dead serious when he wants to set icons for ALL his FOLDERS in his drive.

1. Refer to Harrymc's post on using the desktop.ini for setting the folder icon.
2. Copy this desktop.ini and the .ico file to ALL folders. Every single folder must have this two files. (use a recursive copy batch file - you might want to google for that)
3. To set a different icon for that folder, just overwrite the .ico in that particular folder with the desired one (must be same name as the referenced icon in that folder's desktop.ini).

Now this will work for Windows, and i suspect it'll need a certain degree of maintenance for this kind of OCD folder vanity (desktop.inis get overwritten by easily, unless you mark as Read-Only for all these desktop.inis and .ico files)

As to your "P.S: is there a way to set icon for folder show in all os (linux, windows, OSX, ..)" question - yes, there is a way, but it involves several multiple steps that is simply too long to be answered here.

Answer 2

You have to create a autorun.inf file in the root of the hard drive.

[autorun]
icon=path\to\icon.ico

For example, if your drive is E:\ and your icon is at E:\icons\myicon.ico, you would create a file in notepad that looks like this:

[autorun]
icon=icons\myicon.ico

And save it as E:\autorun.inf. (Remember to select All Files in the Save As dialog.)

The icon file has to be on the drive, so that it can be transferred between other computers along with the drive.

Answer 3

Use folderico. It makes changing icons easy and has a GUI. I don't think you can set a default folder image for the whole OS though.

http://download.cnet.com/Folderico/3000-2318_4-10545126.html?tag=mncol

You can set a theme however, and right click on folders and drives and set an image from the theme. The program is small and free, so just download it and give it a try.

Oh, one last thing, sometimes you have to re-boot a couple times before you see the icon change. Test it on some regular folders first.

Answer 4

This seems to work for me (using Vista):

• Store your icon on the drive on which resides the folder whose icon you're trying to change. I'll assume below that the drive is named H, that the icon is stored on H:\test.ico, and that you're trying to change the icon of directory H:\mydir.
• In Windows Expolorer, right-click on H:\mydirr and click on Properties.
• Click on the Customize tab.
• Click on the Change Icon button.
• Click on Browse, choose H:\test.ico and click on Open.
• Click OK to terminate the Properties dialog.
• Edit the file H:\mydir\desktop.ini and change the line

IconResource=H:\test.ico,0>
to:
IconResource=.\test.ico,0

Answer 5

Make a new folder on the desktop:

Open notepad and copy and paste this:

[.ShellClassInfo]   
ConfirmFileOp=0    
IconFile=Floder.ico    
IconIndex=0    

Change Encoding to Unicode and Save as desktop.ini inside the folder you are changing

Put a icon in the folder and name it:

Folder.ico

Then open Command Prompt and type:

attrib +s "C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\Desktop\FOLDER YOU ARE CHANGING"

Press Enter

You can also open command Prompt by holding Shift + Mouse Right-Click on your desktop empty space and select open command window here. And execute the following command:

attrib +s "FOLDER YOU ARE CHANGING"

Close Command Prompt

This only works if you move and paste the folder not if you copy and paste.

I needed to refresh my thumb drive for it to show.

Answer 6

I have the idea you can change a drive's icon in OS X, but you'd have to change the icon ON a mac. There is no way i know of you can change it in One OS that works for all.

Here is a tip on how to change the icon on Mac OS X http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_do_i_change_my_mac_os_x_hard_drive_icon.html