Something that makes Mac OS stand out is its blue folder in the shape of a cardboard folder; but if you want to give your folders a different touch, in addition to changing them on your desktop, in this tutorial you can learn how to easily customize and change the colors of your Mac OS folders.
How to change Mac OS folder colors?
Mac Os allows its users to change the color of the folders to the tone they prefer, in a very simple way:
- Hover over the folder you want to change the color of and right-click the mouse button.
- When a small window is displayed, choose the “Get information” option.
- The folder tab will open, then you must click on the thumbnail image of the folder to select it. (this folder is on the upper left side next to the name of the folder).
- Now you must go to the toolbar that is at the top of the screen and you must choose the “Edit” option.
- When a menu is displayed you must choose the “Copy” option, this is used to copy the folder.
- Now you must go to “Preview” where you must click on “File” and then “New from clipboard”.
- A window will open with the icon image of the folder you selected.
- Click the checkbox on the toolbar.
- Click on the triangle icon (“Adjust color” option) to display the color options and tones that you have available to modify your folder.
- After you have chosen the color; go back to the toolbar and select the “Edit” option, when a menu is displayed you must choose the “Select all” option and then “Copy”.
- You must return to the folder tab (step 3) where you must select the thumbnail image of the folder again.
- Go back to the toolbar at the top and click on the “Edit” option when the menu drops down choose “Paste”.
- From that moment you will begin to see the folder in the color you chose.
The image will only be changed to the folder you have selected, if that folder has subfolders they will continue with their standard color. If you want to change the tone of each subfolders you must follow the previous steps.
How to customize Mac OS folder icons?
The characteristic blue color of Mac OS folders can be easily modified by an image that highlights the contents of the folder or to give it that personal touch that you want.
- You must April the image with the preview application.
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Select the image (here you can select the whole image or some part of the image that you want to be in your folder).
- Click “Edit” and then “Copy.”
- Now you must move the cursor over the folder to which you want to change and press right click; When a small menu is displayed, you must select “Get information”.
- When the folder file opens, you must click on the icon of the folder in miniature (this icon appears to the left of the folder name).
- Press the command key + V on the keyboard so that you paste the image that you had previously copied.
- Now you can see your folder with the image you selected. If you want you can also add a password to the folder to make it more secure.
If the selected folder has subfolders, they will not change their blue color due to the image you placed in the folder; If you want these to have an image, you must follow the previous steps for each folder.
Advantages of customizing and changing the colors of your Mac Os folders:
- It allows you to sort your documents by color to easily identify them.
- Changing the color helps you work more neatly.
- It saves you time and your work will be more productive.
- You will give a unique touch to your PC.
- Changing the characteristic blue color for an image that identifies the contents of the folder will help you get an idea of what the folder contains.
Dare to give that personal and unique touch to your Mac OS, customizing and changing the colors of the folders. But if at any time you want to hide all the folders on your Mac OS desktop, you can do it easily.
