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Good work around to have Windows style Profile icons for the Edge Browser
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setIcon.sh
# prereq, install Edge and ALSO Edge Dev
# in Edge, sign in with your normal profile
# in Edge Dev, sign in with your work profile
# then download the thumbnail / profile icon you want for both
# finally, install fileIcon
#to run as a cronJob (like a Windows scheduled task)
# run 'sudo crontab -e'
# add this line to the top
# 45 * * * * /Library/temp/setIcons.sh >> /Users/Stephen/iconSetLog.log
# exit with this sequence :wq! (I know wtf, right? but this is what Linux text editors are like)
now=$(date +"%T")
echo "Refreshing Microsoft Edge App Icons at $now"
fileicon set "/Applications/Microsoft Edge Dev.app" "/Users/Stephen/Downloads/workProfile.png"
fileicon set "/Applications/Microsoft Edge.app" "/Users/Stephen/Downloads/personalProfile.png"
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