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Clear Mac OS X's icon cache.
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rm_icon_cache.sh
# See https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Security/Conceptual/System_Integrity_Protection_Guide/ConfiguringSystemIntegrityProtection/ConfiguringSystemIntegrityProtection.html
# csrutil disable and enable (Cmd+R on reboot)
# https://furbo.org/2015/01/19/clearing-the-icon-services-cache-in-yosemite/
sudo find /private/var/folders/ -name com.apple.dock.iconcache -exec rm {} \;
sudo find /private/var/folders/ -name com.apple.iconservices -exec rm -rf {} \;
sudo rm -rf /Library/Caches/com.apple.iconservices.store
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