Brighten up your folder icons

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MacNNUK Senior User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: U.K. Status: Offline	Mar 18, 2009, 01:31 AM
	Don't put up with boring folder icons ... Get Info (⌘I) for folder, icon at top left. Get Info (⌘I) for folder icon you want to copy, icon at top left. Click on icon you want to copy, copy (⌘C), click on original folder icon, paste (⌘V) ... Voila ! This also works extremely well for folder contents, especially ones containing photo's Select favourite photo in folder, copy, and paste into folder icon as above. Basic examples: The same technique works for many icon images off the web. (Last edited by MacNNUK; Mar 18, 2009 at 01:57 AM. )
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