Can't Change icon, need help

mojo17 · mojo17 #1 (**permalink**)

07-08-2005, 02:01 PM

I am trying to change the Mac HD icon and have some odd behavior. I do Get Info on the icon I want to use. I then got Edit, but copy is grayed out and I can't select it. I am the only user on the machine and have read and write access to the icon. Any ideas?

fyrman22 · fyrman22 #2 (**permalink**)

07-08-2005, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mojo17

I am trying to change the Mac HD icon and have some odd behavior. I do Get Info on the icon I want to use. I then got Edit, but copy is grayed out and I can't select it. I am the only user on the machine and have read and write access to the icon. Any ideas?

You dont have to get info on the icon you are goung to use just ctrl click the icon and copy it, then ctrl click your desktop HD icon, go to get info. Click on the small icon on the top of the info window so it is highlighted then edit and copy That should do it.

PowerbookG417 · PowerbookG417 #3 (**permalink**)

07-08-2005, 10:01 PM

your probably better to use candybar...it will allow you to change all your system icons in one shot !

check it out on www.versiontracker.com

BadjahBoy · BadjahBoy #4 (**permalink**)

07-09-2005, 10:13 AM

I was thinking of changing my icons using this method but is there a way to restore the original icons at a later time? Are they stored in a directory somewhere?

sarahsboy18 · sarahsboy18 #5 (**permalink**)

07-09-2005, 11:09 AM

If you are using candybar there is a "reset to default" option that will let you bring everything back. Don't know as far as the copy and paste method.

inflexion · inflexion #6 (**permalink**)

07-10-2005, 06:50 PM

if using the copy and paste method i think that its just a cut you need to do?

sarahsboy18 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 30, 2005 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 1,069 Mac Specs: Mac Pro, 8-Core 2.8Ghz, 10GB RAM, 2x1TB HDDs, iPod U2 Edition	07-09-2005, 11:09 AM If you are using candybar there is a "reset to default" option that will let you bring everything back. Don't know as far as the copy and paste method. "If you had a friend who was a tightrope walker, and you were walking down a sidewalk, and he fell, that would be completely unacceptable." -Mitch Hedberg
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mojo17 #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	07-08-2005, 02:01 PM I am trying to change the Mac HD icon and have some odd behavior. I do Get Info on the icon I want to use. I then got Edit, but copy is grayed out and I can't select it. I am the only user on the machine and have read and write access to the icon. Any ideas?
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BadjahBoy #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 27, 2004 Posts: 26	07-09-2005, 10:13 AM I was thinking of changing my icons using this method but is there a way to restore the original icons at a later time? Are they stored in a directory somewhere?
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inflexion #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 12, 2005 Location: /home/sheffield/UK Posts: 1,278 Mac Specs: 12" 1Ghz PB 768Mb 10.4.5 30Gb Video iPod 40Gb 3G iPod 1Gb iPod Shuffle	07-10-2005, 06:50 PM if using the copy and paste method i think that its just a cut you need to do?
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