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  1. Posts : 541
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    change folders ( colours )


    Hello.
    I wanna change the colour of all the folders. Is that possible ?
    Actually i could do that with "Rainbow Folders" but i have to change about 300-400 folder,one by one
    Is there any program for that ?
    Thanks.
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  2. Posts : 17,322
    Win 10 Pro x64
       #2

    See if this helps you out,

    IcoFX - The Free Icon Editor
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  3. Posts : 541
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    derekimo said:
    See if this helps you out,

    IcoFX - The Free Icon Editor
    Can i change all the folders ?
    I don't wanna do them one by one.
    Thanks.
    Last edited by stereo; 01 Aug 2010 at 16:31.
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  4. Posts : 2,737
    Windows 7 Enterprise (x64); Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
       #4

    It is a bit of work but here is what you can do. Find and ICO that you like. Create a new Desktop.ini file and edit it like this: (change paths to your file).

    Code:
    [.ShellClassInfo]
    IconResource=D:\FolderIcons\Amethyst.ico,0


    Save the file, then add that file to all the folders in you want to have changed.

    Note: There are some folders you should not change like "Pictures" or "Videos" because it will change the way they display information. You could automate the process by scripting it. I hope that helps.
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  5. Posts : 541
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    WindowsStar said:
    It is a bit of work but here is what you can do. Find and ICO that you like. Create a new Desktop.ini file and edit it like this: (change paths to your file).

    Code:
    [.ShellClassInfo]
    IconResource=D:\FolderIcons\Amethyst.ico,0
    Save the file, then add that file to all the folders in you want to have changed.

    Note: There are some folders you should not change like "Pictures" or "Videos" because it will change the way they display information. You could automate the process by scripting it. I hope that helps.
    So,after i create a new Desktop.ini and save it,do i have to add this in each folder i wanna change ? ( about 300 folders,or more ) :)
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  6. Arc
    Posts : 35,373
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
       #6

    Change Windows 7 Folder Color With Rainbow Folders

    EDIT : Tasted . Performance is not enough satisfactory. If you tell me what the color you want, I may provide you that, alongwith the way to apply those .
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  7. Arc
    Posts : 35,373
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
       #7

    For an example .... Download icons Folder icon.zip . Follow Icons - Change Using Resource Hacker .

    Replace icon group 4 with imageres5_1, icon group5 with imageres6_1, icongroup 6 with imageres 7_1, amd icongroup 162 with imageres 154_1 (imageres's are in the attached zip ).

    You will get a gray folder throughout the system.
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  8. Posts : 541
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Arc said:
    Change Windows 7 Folder Color With Rainbow Folders

    EDIT : Tasted . Performance is not enough satisfactory. If you tell me what the color you want, I may provide you that, alongwith the way to apply those .
    Excuse,my english is very bad. I think you didn't understand me.
    All i want is to change ALL THE FOLDERS ( colour,of course ) without to do it "one by one".
    Is there such a program? And after the job is done,in the future ...when i create a new folder,it should have the same color with the others.
    I found a very nice ico file ( blue folder ) on the Internet
    Imageshack - icofile.jpg
    And i try it. It's nice,but i hjave to do that everytime i want to change the color of one folder.
    I wish i could have all of them,same like this one,even later, when i create a new folder, should be the same.
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  9. Posts : 121
    Windows 7 Ultimatum
       #9

    Do you want them all the same colour**? If so you need to change the icons in imageres.dll numbered (using ResHack) 3, 4, 5, 6 and 162 this covers static and "live" folders.

    **EDIT: Yes you do and my typing finger is very very slow today!!
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  10. Posts : 541
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #10

    I try now,like Arc said.
    LE : When i get here Icons - Change Using Resource Hacker
    to nr 11,after i click on click on "replace resource" i receive the error message " out of system resources" or something like that.
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