You can also select and copy ( Edit -> Copy) a file or folder's icon in its Info panel for use elsewhere.

If you want to revert a file or folder to its default icon, open its Get Info panel again, click the icon in the panel to select it, and choose Edit -> Cut or use the keyboard shortcut Command-X. Click the red traffic light to close the Info panel, and you're done.Choose Edit -> Paste from the menu bar, or use the keyboard shortcut Command-V.Click the icon in the top left of the Info panel to select it.shapes / icons to show up in Adobe Photoshop and similar programs on Windows and Mac. Next, right-click (or Ctrl-click) the file or folder whose icon you want to change and select Get Info from the contextual menu. A complete icon set for Adobe (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator.Choose Edit -> Copy in Preview's menu bar, or use the keyboard shortcut Command-C.Choose Edit -> Select All in Preview's menu bar, or use the keyboard shortcut Command-A.Double-click the picture or icon you want to use to open it in your Mac's built-in Preview app.icns format, you can drag these icon types directly onto the icon in a file or folder's Info panel, thereby skipping the Preview steps described below. Alternatively, there are a wealth of icon libraries hosted online, so you could try a web search for free icon pack downloads for Mac.

To customize a file or folder icon, simply follow the steps below.

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