How to Change Mac Folder Icons | Custom Mac Desktop Folders Tutorial

[@roxybetancourt2618]

I kept spamming “COMMAND B” but read the comments and someone thankfully pointed out that it was ‘V’ 😅 Thanks for the video.

[@GoSammyJo]

awe I am sorry I should have clarified that

[@hannahbernadelli4383]

haha yes whenever you want to copy you can press “command c” and then to paste press “command v”

[@NurulHuda-ys7ql]

Same like me. Thank you now i know v not b

[@ahnamatata]

thank you!! I was having hard time following all these tiktok vids but you explain it well

[@Inma.V]

Thank you so much Sammy for sharing your knowledge. I was doing a search to learn how to change the colour of my folders and now I've also learned to have folders shaped as hearts. I can't believe how pretty my mac screen looks now! THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!!! 🙏

[@GoSammyJo]

Awe I am so happy to hear that thank you so much for watching! I appreciate you being here!

[@nicoletiana]

For everyone that has tried this using the drag png to the folder info and the image didn't show up and it only showed the "PNG" image, WATCH THIS VIDEO! THIS ONE WORKS! Thank you Sammy for this video! This helped me!!!!

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you so much I appreciate you commenting ☺️ thank you for being here

[@sonalibhatnagar8570]

mine still does that.....

[@leenpotter6448]

U ARE AN ANGEL!! thank you so much!! i been looking for this for 2 days and no one actually showed exactly how we should do it! Omg my desktop is amazng now! u deserve more sub!! u just got one (:

[@GoSammyJo]

Omg Thank you so much! Im so happy you are here 😊 Thank you for the support 💕

[@eileenenriquez6949]

girl OMGGG thank you!!! ❤️I had two other folders that I made back in 2018 and I wanted to change up my desktop and I forgot how to do😭 but I found your vid and IM ALL SET. thank you so much!!!

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you so much for watching 😊 I am glad you found it helpful

[@Analysis_Paralysis]

@@GoSammyJo Hey, do you know if it's possible to change the system icons? :) Is there a trick we could use to change the icons of the notepad or calendar, for example?

[@ilovepbc7484]

I’ve looked at 5 different videos for this and you’re the only one who helped and it worked, thank you sm

[@anneliewerani4428]

Hey girlie, loved the tutorial, but quick side note: a png does not always have to be a file with a transparent background as you said! 🥰 It just supports a transparent background🤍

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you for sharing 😊 and thank you for watching

[@jacobherrera8735]

PNG’s also store more data that JPG’s. So they come out clearer. They do tend to have larger file sizes tho so that’s their downfall

[@anneliewerani4428]

@@jacobherrera8735 Exactly!

[@Practice_Kindness-1st]

Best tutorial I've watched! Nothing better than adding some spice to the boring blue folder icon! Thanks!❤

[@ricechopsticktempura]

TY SO MUCH, IM DOING THIS FOR MY ONLINE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

[@Aussie.rules69]

Thank you. I search for your tutorial every time i need this info. Its the best by far. Cheers from the UK.

[@SophyW]

Thank you so Much very helpful. I kept pressing COMMAND B versus V lol, I was screaming at my screen jajajajaj. very helpful.

[@spooky409]

thank you so much my files look better already!

[@GoSammyJo]

So glad you found this helpful :) thanks for watching

[@bonnethsmithy48]

OMG THANK YOU. I watched another vide and it didn't work. Your vid included the essential step of "select all" then copy!!!

[@VickyFord]

Thank you. I was up at 2 am changing all my folders and I love it. 😊 Great video.

[@zedzdedz]

Thank you 100 tons for this. I used to dabble in this stuff in college on my first mac book pro. I totally forgot! CTRL V! Thank you! Lol

[@vitaminocean21]

Thank you so much🥰 you are the true savior ❤️ I liked, comment, subscribed, and share with my people as well. You make my day, lovely.

[@eggsed]

NO BECAUSE THIS ACTUALLY WORKED TYSM

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you for watching 😊

[@leannawalrond1564]

It didn’t work for me 🙁

[@FWG877]

Your video is the only one that’s worked. All the others leave a weird background/boarder around the folder thank you!!!

[@1hourloopmusic]

Thank you! Love your voice!

[@hipsterracoon2159]

Ma'am you have earned my sub! My Mac looks super cute now

[@zn.jf16]

Tysm so much! This helped a lot, couldn't have asked for something better!

[@julienielsen3746]

I have "Folder Forge" from the Apple App Store, that I use on my old MacBook Pro. I might do that again on my new Mac. lots of pictures and color folders already made and easy to use.

[@sephorapatricia4832]

Thank you so much My screen looks so cute now 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@vdecides]

Thanks for helping me today!! Lots of love!

[@zoeelle141]

There is another way to make a png out of a picture without using an app. Instead you get you download, then head to mark up. On the side right next to a box with a down arrow pointy thing there is a magic wand with sparkles, if you click on the outside with that tool it should go red for a second. Then click you delete or backspace. Sometimes it comes up with a notification thing saying it will convert to a png. Then just follow the video and copy to paste it. I know this seems really hard and long, but once you get the hang of it, it will only take a few seconds. Love the vid ♥

[@jayyyyyyyyyy789]

thank u sooo much :)

[@ASmith-hb4ed]

OMG!! This was brilliant! Thank you!!

[@leenpotter6448]

so helpful!! i recommend for everyone to try it!! i love it now!! thank you so muh!!

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you so much I appreciate you watching :)

[@wyattcavanaugh7666]

Well done, thanks.

[@maggyoutthere]

Oh my god tysm!! I've been looking for tutorials for this for months now, but they would all make my folder either invisible (without an icon) or still the same. This is the first tutorial that has actually worked for me!! Thank you again!

[@m4dis0n]

Thank you so much for sharing! I am a new Mac user and found this very useful!

[@lexikoch7794]

This helped so much!!! Thank you for sharing:)

[@jodibradbury2807]

This was very helpful. Thanks!

[@HorrorGirlLover]

This video is a game changer omg tysm!!!

[@ipintucolorist]

It helped me dear, thank you

[@floraua6733]

Thank you so much! I've been trying for sooo long!

[@GoSammyJo]

No Problem! I am glad you found this helpful :)

[@ericruiz1695]

Thank you! Easy to follow and now my desktop looks soooo good.

[@Analysis_Paralysis]

Mine, too! :) For some reason, I could do it with jpg also, so strange...

[@leslieotis7519]

thank you for making this video

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you for watching ❤️

[@thomasgracey6773]

Thankyou! That was so easy and 1 million % better that those crazy boring and hard to sort file images!

[@SabHar485]

Your video is so easy to follow!

[@lulu980]

Amazing! Thank you so much!

[@GoSammyJo]

No problem! Thank you for watching :)

[@user-bx9ey9qh8o]

Thank you soo much. his helped me a lot thank youuuuuuu

[@shemiah.h]

Very Helpful!! Thank you

[@vixk1402]

tysm! It works amazing ♡

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you so much! I am happy this helped

[@terrili964]

Great. Works like a charm. Love this tutorial better. Simple and easy!

[@nraut173]

Thank you so much, it was really helpful. Great work.

[@nurainsabrinarosdi]

Thank you so much for sharing this 😍!!!

[@marel894]

This was really helpful to custom my mac, thank you so much

[@GoSammyJo]

Thats so awesome Im glad that it helped! thank you for watching :)

[@fitoxfitness3330]

Love it, thank you. Just changed my folders on my laptop. Thank you x

[@playlistsyoufeel1135]

thank you so much !!

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you so much for watching :)

[@BlueGuise9]

Thank you!

[@royar12]

Thank you so much for making such informative videos.🙂

[@wanderingwaiata7608]

this was so helpful! thank you so much x

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you so much for watching 😃

[@amnabaig866]

OMG thank you so much!

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@nataliacichos]

Thank you! It was very helpful and easy to do. Makes my background look a lot cleaner 🥰

[@camiloduartemusic2052]

great tutorial Sammy. 🔥 😉

[@4GArt]

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you so much for watching :)

[@AnderWess]

Thank you, this video helped a ton! :D

[@dirtybeagles1502]

good walk through Sammy-Jo, keep them coming!

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you so much for watching I’m glad you found this helpful ☺️

[@GoSammyJo]

And I will 👍🏼

[@bbypluto]

thank you!

[@sharamzdr1261]

thx sm actually worked ❤️

[@Ligogri1980]

love changing the icons, easy and cute. Thank you Sammy 😊

[@alisha_john]

wow this really helped!

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you! I am glad you found this helpful 😊

[@kerryarivera-rivera941]

Love the tutorial!! thanks

[@user-gz7pp6si8n]

Thank you so much

[@urmom-oz5sb]

thank u sammy!!

[@lavitaadianaa]

This helped out alot! thanks!

[@GoSammyJo]

I am glad to hear it thank you so much for watching 😊

[@abel.martin]

Hi! I love this video and it was so helpful to me, but when I tried to change the OneDrive icon, it wouldn't change. Is the OneDrive icon just unchangeable??

[@Sumie141]

Thank you :)

[@MalaikaB]

OMGG TYSM

[@tskeshavshorts1451]

Awesome 🔥

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you for watching 😊

[@quah1220]

Hi thank you so much for the tutorial. Just wonder how to get back to the original blue folder...

[@GoSammyJo]

I think if you create a new folder the blue one comes back

[@hannahbernadelli4383]

click on the get info on the folder and then highlight whatever the top left icon is set at and delete

[@peaceoftimber]

legend thank you so much

[@GoSammyJo]

You are very welcome thank you for watching 😊

[@tishaverma4987]

tysm!! can you please tell us how to change the position of the folders 😊🤍

[@GoSammyJo]

You can click and drag them anywhere you want

[@malusayma.carmella909]

thank you very much, this helps me a lot :)))

[@GoSammyJo]

Oh good I am so glad to hear it helped :) thank you for watching :)

[@kennedy.cowgirl]

thank u i love u omg

[@jenna_hayes]

Great tutorial! My desktop looks so cool now

[@GoSammyJo]

Awesome thank you so much for watching Jenna 😊 glad to hear this helped!

[@prasertpromvong3031]

Thank you for your tip

[@GoSammyJo]

No problem thank you fro watching!

[@literallypriyo9459]

Thank you soooooo muchhhhhhhh!!!

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you for watching 💕

[@user_sl12]

thank you this works real good but I wanna know how to change the size?

[@squamishmedium]

Brilliant! thank you!

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you for watching :)

[@everosetacadao163]

Omg!!!! Thankk youu😍😍😍❤

[@redrumkseny]

thank you, pretty🌼

[@natalypak4643]

Thank you so much!

[@GoSammyJo]

No problem thank you so much for watching :)

[@Aaahu406]

Thank You!

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you for watching :)

[@BySAEH]

This was so helpful thanks!! 💗

[@GoSammyJo]

I am so happy to hear that thank you for watching!

[@irianacorona9993]

idk what im doing wrong. the converter is not removing the background

[@mirayooki9801]

thank youu!!!

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you for watching 😀

[@kayleigh1991]

Thanks!

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you for watching!

[@maeve4754]

for some reason I thought she was saying "cmd b" instead of "cmd v"

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you for watching :)

[@snazzysquish3036]

I thought the same and I thought I was doing something wrong until I saw this comment. Thanks!

[@maeve4754]

glad that I could help!

[@Kameralyns]

Same

[@deepadaniel617]

Hello. Thank you for this video. I had great fun changing the folder icons. But the labels remain white and are not legible. Is there any way to change the label/title color?

[@bitudas6457]

my iMac is 11.7.1 version , I want to know how to colourise a folder

[@fatimaalam4746]

Love You Sooo much......... Thank You💞

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you for watching

[@jorryalsudais]

thank you beautiful ❤️

[@GoSammyJo]

Thank you for watching!

[@CharliEdwards]

Does this still work? Mine keeps reverting back or to a stock png image

[@GoSammyJo]

I only made this video a little bit ago so it should still work, try updating your computer?

[@mcm8124]

I had the same problem when I was copying with my keyboard it was pasting the png image. You have to open the folder's info and the image. Then you click on the "cute image" and you go to the top of your Mac and select "edit", "copy" and then you have to paste it on your info folder's part but with the "edit" and paste tool. (on the top again). I hope it works for you !

[@ashleejohnson3431]

What size does the PNG need to be?

[@mariovh]

Is this available on iPad Pro ?

[@xxxpark]

How can I make all my folders the same size??? Meaning I want every folder and file to be the same icon size. I keep having to adjust every individual folder. Iv'e tried the "use as defaults" option and it does nothing!

[@GoSammyJo]

hmm that is odd I havent had that problem I can try to look into it

[@DakotaRoddisKoderz]

Canva is also a good place to make your png

[@Jake_Bars]

How do you change the default folder icon permanently? I mean for the whole system... Thanks.

[@GoSammyJo]

That is a great question I would love to figure that out. Im gonna look into it If I figure out how Ill let you know!

[@Jake_Bars]

@@GoSammyJo Thank you!! :)