Solved Local Disk ICONS change .

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Hey , been searching for weeks now . So I have this so called icon changer for my libraries , but I look forward in changing my Disks ICONS too. Does anyone know or have this kind of program to change Disks Icons or does anyone know how to change it manually . THANKS .
 

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Hello Franz, and welcome to Eight Forums.

The tutorial below can help show you how to change the icon of a drive. It's for Windows 7, but is the same in Windows 8.

Drive Icon - Change - Windows 7 Forums

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
 

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You're most welcome. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
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    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
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No Go

I tried option three [HKCU/SW/Classes/Apps] in order to change my drive icons but it seemed to work only on drives C and D which are operating systems (C on ssd and D on a conventional Drive) while any attempt to perform the exact procedure for drives E, F, G, H, will get no response.
I wonder what the reason could be... I'd be grateful for a solid solution.:cry:
 

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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
It's not working...

Hello Doren, and welcome to Eight Forums.

How does Option One work instead?

Drive Icon - Change - Windows 7 Help Forums

Hi Brink
In windows 7 I used to set my icons according to Option 1 - and it worked flawlessly.
Under windows 8 the ini file and corresponding icon seem to be totally ignored.
I'm beginning to suspect that my Windows 8 is corrupt somehow?! it refuses to install Office 365...
Perhaps a reinstall will solve the issue?
:shock:
Dave
 

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Now it's working
While struggling with the issue of changing the drive-icons [Option 2] I decided to try Option 1 once again. Since it did not work the way it did on Windows-7, it occurred to me to make a slight configuration change as follows:

While in Win7 I set the .inf files [in all the drives] - to point to the Icons folder in drive F [with the correct path name] and it worked fine, In Windows-8 I decided to place an icon folder on each drive aside the .inf file and it seemed to do the trick. So - if option one does not seem to work for anyone - try the other method of the icon folder placement before giving up [quite close to where I was]...

Hell knows why it worked one way and not the other - and perhaps hell knows why option 2 did not work for me at all.


Thanks Brink, for leading the way...

Cheers
 

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You're most welcome. :)

Yep, the icon needs to be on the drive you want it for as per Option One.

When Option Two doesn't work, you usually need to also do Option Three.
 

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  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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