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"Icon" is a term for a small graphical image used to identify an application or a function within the application. Icons often can be clicked upon by the mouse to launch an application or invoke a command.

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Can an app window be minimized by clicking its Dock Icon?

Something that bothers me as Windows user on OS X is that I can't minimize an app window by clicking the dock icon of the application. Is there a hidden setting for enabling this behavior or a utility that someone could recommend?
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How can I change a file or folder icon using the Terminal

How can I change or set the icon for a file or folder, in the terminal, do I need to use a scripting language?
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Can I change the application icon of an Automator script?

I have created a couple of automator scripts. I was curious if there is a way to change the application icon on those scripts to something other than the robot.
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macOS app icon stuck on my screen

I just tried to open Spotify's Mac app through the OS X LaunchPad, and when I clicked on the icon, the Mac app icon remains stuck on my screen. I've attached some screenshots to show you. I don't know how to get it down. No matter what I do to the…
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How can I change Finder's sidebar icons in macOS?

Without using a 3rd-party application, how do I go about changing the icon in the sidebar for the Developer folder? When I click on "Get Info" for this icon it's showing the icon does have the hammer icon but it's not showing in El Capitan in the…
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Where did Icon Composer go from Xcode?

I can't seem to find Icon Composer on the Xcode versions at run on Mountain Lion. Where is it? Has it been taken out? How to get it back?
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How come Dropbox gets an icon in Finder sidebar?

How come Dropbox gets a non-generic icon in Finder's sidebar, when other directories like Google Drive and Sites (native in OS X before Lion) all have the same generic one? How can I customise the icons used by the folders in the sidebar? OS X used…
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Remove Eject Icon from Menu bar

How do I get rid of this icon? I'm not even sure what it's for. It's possible that it's for remote CD Drive, but I don't remember how I got it up there in the first place. Details: iMac 27 inch late 2012 OS X Mavericks
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LibreOffice doesn't have an icon

In the application menu LibreOffice has no icon. How can I add it to it?
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My volume icon disappeared after I updated to Yosemite.

My volume icon disappeared after I updated to OS X Yosemite 10.10. I still have sound. resetting the PRAM didn't work. I have refurbished 2012 Macbook Air
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What does a red check mark on the OS X login screen indicate?

I booted up my MacBook Pro after the lid was closed on it for several days. Today when I powered it on there is a red check mark next to my name at the login screen. Anyone know what this stands for?
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App icons go missing on MacBook

I've been having this problem for a while now and it really starts to bother me. Every once in a while, a lot of my app icons go missing in the dock, launchpad, finder, cmd-tab switcher, just everywhere. Some pictures: Obviously this is really…
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Is it possible to enable shift+click in icon view in the Finder?

I would like to use the shift+click selection method on windows within the Finder that are using icon view. Unfortunately, whilst it works fine in the other views to block highlight all files between the first and second click, its behaviour…
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Is there a decent icon editor for OS X capable of editing .icns files?

The software for editing icons needs to run on OSX Lion.
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Apps Icons not appearing

Some of my Apps Icons are changing to a generic app icon, and I have no idea why. Tried to restart the system and nothing. 3 days ago i updated my Skype and then the icon is gone.
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