Custom Icons Keep Resetting

Crosby · 10 Mar 2010

Here's my problem:

I chose a couple of nice icons for 2 of my desktop folders (movies and homework), but whenever I put something into the folder, the icon resets back to the default empty folder. When I go to properties it still shows the custom icon as the one selected, but I have to reapply it every time. Anyone know why this is happening or how I can get the icons to lock?

Thanks

(Ps. Using Windows 7 Home)

Brink · 10 Mar 2010

Hello Crosby, and welcome to Seven Forums.

If these folders are not shortcuts, then try this:

Move the folders to a different location in one of your other user folders.
Right click on the folder, and click on Send To and Desktop (create shortcut).
Now change the icon of the shortcut on the desktop.

Changing the icon of a shortcut of the folder usually works better than trying to change the icon of the folder itself.

Hope this helps,
Shawn