Modern operating systems are customizable. For example, a person is able to change the theme and even the shortcuts of files. There is nothing difficult about that. The main thing is to adhere to a certain algorithm of actions. Today we will try to figure out how to change the folder icon in Windows. This can be done in just a few minutes. Moreover, this problem has several solutions. And each user is able to independently choose the way to adjust the graphical interface of the OS.
Solutions
How do I change the icon for a folder or file? There are various approaches to solving the corresponding problem.
Today users can change the graphics of shortcuts:
- using system services;
- through specialized applications;
- manually.
Standard solution
On Windows? Let's start with the simplest approach to solving the problem. Users are able to bring their ideas to life with the system software options.
To change the icon of a file or folder, you must:
- Click RMB on the corresponding storage of information.
- Select the line labeled "Properties".
- Switch to the "Settings" tab.
- Click on the "Change Icon" button.
- Select the icon you want to display from the menu that appears. If you wish, you can click on "Browse ..." and specify the path to the archive of new shortcuts.
- Save changes.
Fast, simple and convenient! Now it is clear how to change the folder icon. This is just one of several scenarios.
Archive change
How do I change the folder icon in Windows 7? Many modern users work with this operating system. To customize the display of shortcuts and folders, you can use the previously specified algorithm of actions.
As already mentioned, users are able to cope with the task at hand in different ways. The next technique helps to make adjustments to the icon archive. This is a massive change in the graphical display of files, shortcuts and folders on a computer.
To change the folder icon in this case, to change the icon archive, you will have to act in this way:
- Right-click on any free area of the desktop.
- Select "Personalization".
- Click on the "Change Desktop Icons" button.
- Click the Change Icon control.
- Specify the path to the archive of pre-prepared images for shortcuts, files and data stores.
- Confirm the corrections made.
This technique is not very common. Nevertheless, it takes place in practice. It can also be used on newer Windows.
Themes and operating system
How do I change the folder icon in Windows 10? And in the "Seven"? You can bring your idea to life by installing a new theme in the operating system. This is not the most difficult operation.
It is best to adhere to the following algorithm of actions:
- Go to "Personalization" on your computer. How to do this has already been said.
- Select a topic in the dedicated window. You can connect to the internet and click on "Search for topics on the internet". Then all that remains is to download and install the appropriate graphics package.
- Press the button to confirm the operation.
This technique massively changes the style of the operating system. If it does not help, you will have to activate one computer setting. What is it about?
Setting for themes
It is necessary to allow themes to change icons and desktop shortcuts. This is done in a few clicks.
To change the folder icon to your own by initializing a new graphical "execution", the user will need:
- Right-click on any empty area of the desktop.
- Open the "Personalization" section.
- Switch to the "Change shortcuts" menu.
- In the dialog box that appears, check the box next to "Allow themes to change labels and icons."
It is done. Now you can install new themes and keep track of changes in the operating system. No utilities, no costs, and no special knowledge.
Apps and icons
If you need to change the folder icon, you can use another approach to solving the problem - this is working with additional programs. With their help, users can upload new icons and create their own graphic elements.
In general, the work will be reduced to the following operations:
- Find and install an application for working with icons for files and folders.
- Run the corresponding utility.
- Download shortcuts or upload your own images for icons.
- Initialize graphics in the OS.
- Apply adjustments to the operating system.
Most programs for working with computer shortcuts are free. Here are some of the most commonly used utilities:
- Avelcon 2.
- InfanView ;.
- Restorator.
- IconPackager.
"Avelcon" and "IconPecker" are applications that allow you to create your own shortcuts and graphic icons.
Restore shortcuts
We figured out how to change the folder icon in one way or another. But what if the user decided to return the standard graphics of the operating system. This question poses a lot of problems.
For example, you can return to the default Windows theme. This technique works if the icons have been changed along with the graphical execution of the entire operating system.
If the icons were changed manually, you will have to look for an archive with system shortcuts and use the standard way to adjust folders.
Here are the possible locations for archives with standard Windows icons:
- C: \ Windows \ System32 \ shell32.dll.
- C: \ Windows \ System32 \ ddores.dll.
- C: \ Windows \ System32 \ imageres.dll.
By choosing one of these libraries, the user will be able to restore the standard icons of the operating system.
For quick visual search or to decorate the appearance of folders (catalogs), custom icons are placed. Recommendations will show how to change the folder icon in Windows 7, 8 to your own.
There are enough ways to change the icon of a specific directory or all, using Windows tools, third-party programs. or select an existing one and follow the steps below.
How to change the appearance of a folder
To change the folder icon in Windows 7, 8 you need to do a few simple steps. In the explorer, select the directory and right-click on it. In the menu, click "Properties".
In the properties window, go to the "settings" tab. In the third area, click the Change Icon button.
In the dialog box from the list, select the standard icon (located in the SHELL32.dll file) or click "browse", specify the path to your image (ico) and click "open". For training, download the archive with icons.
It is recommended to use graphic files with a resolution of 256 by 256 pixels to display correctly or in Explorer. If you decide to return to the default view of the folder, click the "restore defaults" button. After final selection and action, click OK.
Look at the preview in the properties window. Then click "apply" and OK.
As a result, the desktop.ini configuration file is created in the folder, in which the parameters and the path to the image are written. To see it, you need to.
You can manually create or edit a file instead of using dialog boxes. Create a text document (txt), name it desktop and to (ini). Open it and copy the lines like this:
[.ShellClassInfo]
IconFile = full path to icon (ico)
IconIndex = 0
Save changes to change the folder icon in Windows 7, 8. The lines in the existing desktop.ini may differ, you just need to write the path to the picture.
Not always possible change the folder icon to your picture for example, this does not apply to the Windows directory. You also cannot change the icon inside the library, first right-click on the folder and select "folder location" from the menu. Then follow the recommendations above.
How to change the icons of all folders
In this way, you can change all the folder icons at once in Windows 7 by setting a custom picture. You will need administrative access. This will change the icons for all PC accounts. The icons also change when it supports such features.
1. In the search bar on the start menu, write regedit and click enter.
2. When the UAC window appears, click yes. These messages are annoying, so I suggest that you familiarize yourself with.
3. In the left pane of the registry, find the Explorer section (the picture shows the full path). Right click on Explorer, point to New and select Section. Name it Shell Icons and press enter. If this section exists, skip this item and go to step 4.
4. Select the created, existing Shell Icons. In the right pane, right-click, hover over "create" and select "string parameter". Write it type 3 and hit enter.
5. Click on parameter "3" with the right button, click "change". In the value area, write the path to the ico file, for example, C: \ iconca \ papka.ico and click OK. It is recommended to use the image size (ico) 256x256 pixels.
6. Pay attention to the bitness of Windows 7, if you have a 32-bit system, go straight to step 7. If Windows 7 64 bit is installed, then go to the section shown in the picture below and follow steps 3 through 5.
7. To change the folder icon on Windows 7, restart your PC.
If you want to return the usual folder icons, then visit the Shell Icons subsection and delete type 3 by right-clicking on it. From the menu, select "delete", then click "yes". For 64-bit edition, do these steps in two places. Restart your computer.
Programs for changing the folder icon
There are free and paid utilities for changing the folder icon. Consider free products. I would like to emphasize that the programs do not bring more benefit than the use of regular funds. These applications include IconTo (we will dwell on it in more detail), FolderIco. To change the icon of a folder or their group, do this:
1. Download IconTo and install.
2. Run the program, click "specify a folder / file" and select the installation for one folder, for several or for a specific file type.
4. Select one of the standard icons in the "favorites", "software" tab, or click "specify an icon" to select your picture. Then click "set icon" and enjoy the result.
That's all, I explained how to change folder icon in Windows 7, 8... Feel free to use the capabilities of the operating system itself. Programs do not give the desired result. If the theme has gone for icons, find out in order to improve the appearance of the OS.
Many novice computer users are wondering how to change the location of downloading files from the Internet so as not to search for them in all the folders on the computer. Today I will tell and show you how to create your own folder on the desktop to download all files from the Internet, and how to set up your browser so that all these files go exactly to it.
When you download files from the Internet, they, by default, go to a special folder, which is located in an inconvenient place. In different versions of Windows, these folders are called differently and are also located in different places.
In Windows XP, this folder is called Downloads and was usually found either among the system files or in the My Documents folder. Everything depended on the build of the operating system. In Windows Vista / 7/8/10 this folder is called Download and is also hidden. You can find it through the explorer.
It always amazes me how newbies still manage to find their downloaded files. Why did the developers put this folder where to go? Unclear. And we will create our own download folder and place it on the desktop.
Right-click on a file-free field and in the drop-down list, select Create a folder.
Rename it however you like. I usually call her “ Downloads". Now let's change the look of this folder so that it is visible. To do this, right-click on this folder and at the very bottom select Properties.
In the window Properties go to tab Customization, go down to the very bottom, and click on the button " Change Icon».
Select the icon for the folder you like and click the button OK, after Apply, and close the window Properties.
Now go to your browser. I will show the settings for the folder in the four most popular ones: Google Chrome, Opera, Mozilla Firefox, and Yandex.
In the browserGoogle Chrome
Let's start with the Google Chrome browser. In the upper right corner, click on three horizontal stripes
And choose Settings
On the settings page, go down to the very bottom and click on the link Show advanced settings, and looking for a block Downloaded files.
Click on the button Change
Now you can close the settings window and all files will be uploaded to our folder.
In the browserOpera
In the upper left corner, click on the Menu button with the browser icon, and select the item Settings... You can open this menu with hotkeys Alt +P
On the settings page we find the block Downloads, press the button Change, and indicate our folder.
In Mozilla Firefox browser
In the upper right corner, click on three horizontal stripes or at the very bottom of the browser window, select the gear icon Settings.
On the Basic tab, we find the block Downloads, press the button Overview, and indicate our download folder.
In Yandex browser
In the upper left corner, click on three horizontal stripes and go to record Settings.
On the settings page, go down to the very bottom and click on Show advanced settings button... We go down below, we find the block Downloaded files, and click on the button Change.
In the file selection window, find your folder and specify it.
In this way, you can create your own folder and change the location of downloading files from the Internet.
Watch a video on this topic:
How do I change the download folder on Windows? This is the question we will try to answer in this post.
In addition, you will learn the useful aspects of such a transfer.
How to change the download folder.
Into the folder Downloads by default everything that you download from the Internet using your browser is included. This folder is located by default in the system section along the path C: \ Users \ User \ Downloads, where instead of User will Username... For some careless users, a lot of files accumulate in this folder. These are videos, pictures, files of games downloaded from the Internet and much more. All this takes up a lot of memory. And this is the section where the operating system is installed. Over time, the system starts to slow down due to lack of memory on the system disk. And if your system is installed on an SSD disk, then this is the position of the folder Downloads also leads to a decrease in the resource of the SSD disk, even if you try to keep this folder clean. To avoid all the problems mentioned, let's move on to changing the location of the download folder.
Transferring the default downloads folder. Instruction.
Everything! From now on, everything that you download from the Internet from all browsers will fall into the new specified folder. In the same way, you can change the location of other system user folders that you often (or if) use. For example, in the same way it is possible (even recommended) and Desktop transfer to another disk.
Hello readers of our site for beginners. The Internet opens up a lot of useful opportunities for us. This is the search for information, people, communication with them through, in addition, we ourselves can share with our knowledge and skills through our own website (blog) or using social networks. But one way or another, we are constantly downloading something from various resources: programs, music, files, films, etc. All of these downloads are downloaded to a dedicated folder by default. Many newbies don't know where these downloads are. In addition, this folder can be changed, i.e. point to a different folder somewhere else on your computer or laptop.
Today we will look at how to change the download folder in different browsers. Let's start, as always, Google Chrome
How to change the download folder in chrome
So, in order to find out where the files are downloaded or just change the location of the folder, go to the Browser Settings by entering in the address bar chrome: // settings/ and at the very bottom click on the link “ Show advanced settings»
We go down below to the settings section “ Downloaded files". Here we see the current path to the downloads folder. To change it, click on the "Change" button. If it is convenient for you to choose the download location yourself, then check the box “ Always indicate where to download". Now before uploading a file, archive, etc. a window will open to select the download location.
Let's just change the download path. To do this, press the button " Change».
This window will open, where we just need to specify the desired hard disk partition and folder. It can be created in advance or directly in this window by clicking on the button " Create a folder". After you have indicated the desired folder for downloads, click " OK". Now all downloaded files will be automatically downloaded to this folder.
Changing the download folder in Mozilla Firefox
This browser also invites us to change the folder for downloading files. To do this, go to Browser Settings
Before us are familiar settings. To change the folder for downloads, click on " Overview…»
How to change the download folder in Yandex Browser
Now let's change the download folder in Yandex Browser. The standard procedure is very similar to what we did in Google Chrome: go to Browser Settings
And in the group " Downloads", As before in other browsers, press the button" Change". Then we set up a new folder for file downloads.
How to change the download folder in Opera
And finally, let's replace the folder in the Opera browser. To do this, go to Settings through the Main Menu
Or by pressing the keyboard shortcut Alt + P
Here we have a familiar panel in the settings tab “ The main". I think it will not be difficult for you to change the folder further using the above methods.
It's so simple and easy to change the folder for downloading files through different browsers. And that's all for today. Until next time.
In honor of the New Year, decorate with fir trees, amuse children, ride on sleds from the mountains. And adults do not commit drunkenness and massacre - there are enough other days for that.
