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The look of my file PS6 icon keeps changing to a wierd one!

May 17, 2012 7:30 PM

Can anyone tell me how this keeps happening and how to fix it. I usually have full icons for my files, but for some reason my Photoshop CS6 file icons keep getting turned into the white icons with a little "PS" logo inside. I am using Windows 7 Professional edition on a 64-Bit Desktop.

sample.jpg

The icon shouls be a full icon similar to the following (I know this is an After Effects icon - but is just to show an example of what I meant by a full file icon).

sample-2.jpg

Has anyone came across this and have a way to fix this.

516 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: Enrique1972, May 18, 2012 8:40 AM
 
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  • Noel Carboni
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    1. Noel Carboni,
    May 17, 2012 7:35 PM   in reply to Enrique1972
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    What's the file type?

     

    I'd suggest going into the Folder Options panel, View tab and disabling [  ] Hide extensions for known file types.

     

    -Noel

     
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    2. Enrique1972,
    May 17, 2012 7:46 PM   in reply to Noel Carboni
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    It has nothing to do with that. The actual look of the icon is different on my desktop. I already have already took a look at that. See the photos, they show the file icon looking like a generic icon with the "PS" logo sitting inside. It is not supposed to look like that.

     
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    3. Enrique1972,
    May 17, 2012 7:50 PM   in reply to Enrique1972
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    Here is what I mean by the filetype icon changed.

     

    Here is what it "should" look like.

    cs6_good.jpg

     

    But here is what mines look like:

    sample.jpg

     

    How do I get it fixed?

     
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  • PECourtejoie
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    4. PECourtejoie,
    May 18, 2012 7:19 AM   in reply to Enrique1972
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    I concur with Noel, uncheck that option , or you might one day receive a file that it not what it claims to be!

    But I don't know about the icon issue. I take that the AE file is on the same desktop?

     
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  • Noel Carboni
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    5. Noel Carboni,
    May 18, 2012 7:32 AM   in reply to Enrique1972
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    Enrique has neglected to answer my direct question and tell us what the file type of the cd_cover file he has on the desktop is.  He seems to believe it is a .PSD file, but do we believe it?  I can't see that from any of the information he has provided.

     

    And Enrique, you may *think* you want that full PSD icon, but what you really need is a codec so that you can see a thumbnail of your actual image in the icon.  Fooling around with reading the names on a bunch of identical icons is just silly.

     

    And lastly, it may seem like a nice feature, but I suggest avoiding the use of your Desktop for storing files.  There are Windows glitches you can run afoul of - such as the desktop not actually updating to reflect recent changes, or automatic deletion of items Microsoft deems as "broken" - if you use the Desktop.

     

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    6. Enrique1972,
    May 18, 2012 8:40 AM   in reply to Noel Carboni
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    It is a PSD file, I created that file just yesterday. I fixed the icon issue by "right-clicking" the file and selecting the program to open it will - and checked "Always select this program to open this kind of file." Now it look like it should. Also, the only reason the file is on the desktop was so I would have names of other files around it like you do on your image, Noel. Just a decision to not have the other files around - may be distracting for some. Apprecciate the help and comments anyway folks!

     
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