Change Drive Icon sizes in Explorer


  1. Posts : 9
    windows 7
       #1

    Change Drive Icon sizes in Explorer


    Hi Guys

    I have 8 hard drives, plus DVD and USB and I run at 1600x1200 on a 21" monitor. In Explorer I want to be able to see and differentiate drives at a glance. I can assign new icons but frustratingly I cannot change the size. I would like to make the drive icons one size bigger - does anyone know if this can be done?

    Brian
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  2. Arc
    Posts : 35,373
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
       #2

    Hi dostm,

    Click the button in the explorer bar (red bordered in pic 1) and then move the slider upward ( as in pic 2) upto the extent you like.

    Hope it helps :)
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Change Drive Icon sizes in Explorer-image-1.png   Change Drive Icon sizes in Explorer-image-2.png  
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  3. Posts : 9
    windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Hi Arc

    Sorry but no. That slider has no effect whatsoever on the hard drive icons which are in the left hand side pane

    Brian
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 2,651
    W7 RTM Ultimate x64
       #4

    Easy, open up notepad put the following code in:

    Code:
    [autorun]
    icon = /icon.ico
    Save it as Autorun.inf
    and make sure where it says 'save as file type' change it to * All Files.

    Put you icon on the same drive, and name it icon.ico

    Restart your PC, and it should have the icon you put on the drive.
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  5. Posts : 9
    windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Hi Uber

    I already have that thanks to Microangelo. Problem is Explorer displays any drive icon as 16x16 whereas I want it to be 32x32

    Brian
      My Computer


  6. Arc
    Posts : 35,373
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
       #6

    I can remember when it was XP, once I enlarged them; not with any system tweak, but applying a program called FinderXer. Dont know if it warks with 7 or not
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