Repairing "special" folder icons in 24H2


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SonicMojo

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Been rocking a very stable 24H2 build since 2/7/2025 - but today - oddly I noticed just two of my "special folder" icons are suddenly compromised:

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And - I also have the oddball "double" Onedrive icon.

For the record - when I build a new box - Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures and Video - all get manually moved (using the correct Location->Move) to my D drive. And really have not had any issues.

What's the latest info on repairing these two? As usual - I have found about a million old posts on assorted fixes from the past - is it still as simple as refreshing the icon cache?

Appreciate any update info on this.

S
 

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Solved! Via this thread - post #4...

Windows 11 User icon looks like a regular folder

Hello everyone. I've a problem in desktop icons. Settings > Personalization > Themes > Desktop icon settings I pinned user icon on my desktop but, the user icon looks like a regular folder. This problem is only on my PC. I formatted a lot of computers. After formatting, the user icon looks...
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Wow. Never realized that I even tweaked the "size" of the icons in these areas. Even fixed my Desktop user icon as well.

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  • OS
    Windows 11 PRO 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    Intel i5-13600K
    Motherboard
    PRIME z790-A
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (2x32GB) (CMK64GX5M2B5600C40)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 770
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    RME UCX-II
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    Samsung LN40B530 LCD TV
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SonicMojo said:
Solved! Via this thread - post #4...
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Not clear how or why.

Reducing the icon size does affect such icons as "Contacts", "Favorites" and "Links" (turning them into plain folders), bit not "Pictures" or "Videos". Both "Pictures" or "Videos" are supposed to retain customized icons even when you make them very small.

SonicMojo said:
Even fixed my Desktop user icon as well.
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Fixed what exactly? In both "before" and "after" screenshots you posted the desktop icon looks pretty much the same.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
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    EVGA X99 Micro
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AndreyT said:
Not clear how or why.

Reducing the icon size does affect such icons as "Contacts", "Favorites" and "Links" (turning them into plain folders), bit not "Pictures" or "Videos". Both "Pictures" or "Videos" are supposed to retain customized icons even when you make them very small.
Click to expand...

Well - that's the way it went here. Not going to spend a bunch of time wondering why.

AndreyT said:
Fixed what exactly? In both "before" and "after" screenshots you posted the desktop icon looks pretty much the same.
Click to expand...

As noted in the post I linked to - my "desktop" (user) folder - was a plain manila folder as well - until I CTRL-tweaked the icon size on the desktop.

Now the folder is returned back to one with my user "silhouette" on it - as it should be.

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 PRO 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    Intel i5-13600K
    Motherboard
    PRIME z790-A
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (2x32GB) (CMK64GX5M2B5600C40)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 770
    Sound Card
    RME UCX-II
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung LN40B530 LCD TV
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung NMVE (990 Pro, 970 EVO)
    PSU
    Seasonic GX750
    Case
    Coolermaster CM-690II
    Cooling
    Noctua
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX Keys
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    1 GBPS+
    Browser
    MS Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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