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brains
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Custom folder icons on Mac are not working

I have hundreds of folders, each with a custom icon. On Mac, this is saved as a hidden file in the folder (Icon?). Dropbox renames this file to 'Icon_' when syncing and removes the bit from the fol...
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I am using Big Sur (11.6.2) and Dropbox 148.4.4519

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Megan
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3 years ago

Hey brains, thanks for the response! 

 

Can you have a look into this thread, and let me know if you have any questions? 

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    brains
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago

    Hi Megan,

    That thread is about changing the icon for the Dropbox home folder. What I am talking about is custom icons for any other folder.

    Cheers,

    Colin

     
     
     
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      Jay
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      3 years ago

      Hi brains, thanks for the clarification. It wouldn't be possible to have custom icons for any folders in the Dropbox folder.

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