Windows 7: Issue with custom folder icons

Hi. I know how to change my folder icons--Properties, Customize, Change Icon--but I don't actually know what this does. I'm asking because I changed a bunch of icons on an external HDD with .ico files from my computer, but I think I moved the original folder and the thumbnails vanished.



Does this mean that when I set an icon, I have to keep the image folder in the same path as it was when it was originally set? And if I store the icons on the HDD, would they display properly on other computers as well?

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Yes


Most likely they would not display properly because technically you are changing the path again, would be a different computer name or different username will change the path.

Jerry

Thanks. Is there a way to make bulk changes to those paths to correct the directory (since the .ico file names are the same)?

Not that I'm aware of.

Jerry