Feature: Change folder color in Files?

[philliplanos]

What feature or improvement do you think would benefit Files?

Small detail but would love to have the option to change the folder color from yellow to Blue or light blue.

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Files Version

3.9.1.0

Windows Version

10.0.26100.3476

Comments

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[Josh65-2201]

Thanks for the feedback, you can already change the folder icon in the properties page of the folder. For premade icons you can use http://www.folcolor.com/

[yaira2]

We're currently tracking this in #10941

[philliplanos]

I see - I've installed Folcolor and am now just looking for the Desktop.ini folder since that seems to be triggering an issue to having folcolor change the color of the folders. Thanks for telling me about this :)

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[Josh65-2201]

desktop.ini is a file used to set the icon on the folder. It shouldn't cause any issue. Did you restart Files from the system tray?

[philliplanos]

I was able to successfully make it work. So grateful for the FolColor app. Its going to take a while to do it manually but I was hoping to change all folders to the blue grey option. Looks incredible. What an amazing resource. Wish I could just do it system wide lol

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On Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM Josh65-2201 ***@***.***> wrote: desktop.ini is a file used to set the icon on the folder. It shouldn't cause any issue. Did you restart Files from the system tray? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#16987 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AG6DHD2ZKOIR2TYCMNBTHLT2WKXVPAVCNFSM6AAAAABZZM6ADKVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDONJUG42TANRRGI> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***> [image: Josh65-2201]*Josh65-2201* left a comment (files-community/Files#16987) <#16987 (comment)> desktop.ini is a file used to set the icon on the folder. It shouldn't cause any issue. Did you restart Files from the system tray? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#16987 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AG6DHD2ZKOIR2TYCMNBTHLT2WKXVPAVCNFSM6AAAAABZZM6ADKVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDONJUG42TANRRGI> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

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