BiTRiP Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Finally I found a methode to give my NTFS windows drive a different icon. Normally this is not possible because the drive is not writeable and icon information is stored on the drive itself. This is the methode: 1. Format a USB stick/drive in OSX as FAT 2. Download an icon from the web, and put it in clipboard by selecting it and do the copy command. (windows keyboard: ALT-C / apple Command-C) 3. Select the USB stick/drive and get the info of it. (windows keyboard: ALT-I apple Command-I) Now click on the little icon on the upper left so its getting selected. Choose paste by doing ALT-V/command-V. The icon is now changed to the new icon 4. Open Terminal and type cd /Volumes followed by [Enter], then type ls -al You see a file wich has the same name as the USB device but with ._ in front of it. For example: ._USB Copy this file and give it the same name as the windows NTFS drive. Example: cp ._USB ._WindowsXP (Caution: if you have spaces in the volumenames then put it between quotes!) 5. Reboot your computer and boot in Windows. Now copy the file .VolumeIcon.icns from the USB stick/drive and put this in the root of your windows drive. 6. Now boot in OSX and your drive has an own icon! Preview: Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19295-give-your-ntfs-drive-an-own-windows-icon/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rene204 Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 4. Open Terminal and type cd /Volumes followed by [Enter], then type ls -alYou see a file wich has the same name as the USB device but with ._ in front of it. For example: ._USB Copy this file and give it the same name as the windows NTFS drive. Example: cp ._USB ._WindowsXP (Caution: if you have spaces in the volumenames then put it between quotes!) Have made a USB-Stick in FAT, Copy the desired Icon on it, but i cant copy the file, because i dont find a File ._NO NAME (So called my USB-Stick), What can i do? I hate this generic HDD-Icon on my Desktop ... Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19295-give-your-ntfs-drive-an-own-windows-icon/#findComment-166186 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiTRiP Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 Did you format the usb-stick on this Mac? It should have the file, but you only see this file in terminal since the file is hidden. BiTRiP Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19295-give-your-ntfs-drive-an-own-windows-icon/#findComment-169382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ѕӎѳѳ₮ңӌ Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Can you send me your xp logo please? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19295-give-your-ntfs-drive-an-own-windows-icon/#findComment-169391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Those icons are here: http://interfacelift.com/icons-mac/details.php?id=1832 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19295-give-your-ntfs-drive-an-own-windows-icon/#findComment-178242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiTRiP Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 Here ya go.... two Windows logo icons. Good luck. BiTRiP Windows_Icons.dmg Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19295-give-your-ntfs-drive-an-own-windows-icon/#findComment-193716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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