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Customise Your Computer Folder Icons For An Aesthetic Desktop Screen

Customise Your Computer Folder Icons For An Aesthetic Desktop Screen

Lifestyle
By Karmen on 06 May 2020
Digital Editor
Has severe RBF but is fairly jolly and carefree on the inside. Degree of life satisfaction is heavily influenced by food.

Now that most of us are working from home, your computer home screen might be cluttered with boring blue folders.

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Start your day looking at an aesthetically pleasing computer screen instead when you customise your folder icons. It's quick and easy to do too!

Keep reading to find out how!

Do note that this is a guide for MacBooks and iMacs.

Step 1: Open the picture that you want in the Preview app and click Edit and Copy to copy the image on your clipboard.

steps to customise MacBook and iMac folder icon to a pink cameraPhoto from GirlStyle Singapore

Step 2: Right click the folder and click Get Info.

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Step 3: Click the blue folder icon at the top and click Edit and Paste or press Command +V to paste the image.

steps to customise MacBook and iMac folder iconsPhoto from GirlStyle Singapore

That's it! It's that easy. You'll have a customised folder to decorate your desktop. ?

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Besides having a colourful or thematic computer screen, this could also make identifying folders in Finder easier.

Here's some inspiration for your computer desktop:

pink computer wallpaper with pastel customised folder iconsPhoto from @嫥嫥 via 小红书

pink and purple computer wallpaper with cute cartoon characters customised folder iconsPhoto from @Abby via 小红书

pink floral computer wallpaper with cute cartoon characters customised folder iconsPhoto from @小豆豆哦 via 小红书

blue desktop with customised folder iconsPhoto from @霹雳小红帽 via 小红书

pastel pink computer wallpaper with cute cartoon characters customised folder iconsPhoto from @Vivian? via 小红书

If you love having a customised screen to look at every day, find out how you can customise app icons in your iPhone for free!

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Text by: GirlStyle SG