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May 5, 2017 19:28
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Clear the icon cache on a Mac when you start seeing generic icons in Finder or the Dock
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| sudo rm -rfv /Library/Caches/com.apple.iconservices.store; sudo find /private/var/folders/ \( -name com.apple.dock.iconcache -or -name com.apple.iconservices \) -exec rm -rfv {} \; ; sleep 3;sudo touch /Applications/* ; killall Dock; killall Finder |
It worked for me. Thanks for sharing.
I'm on a MacBook Pro 16-inch 2023 (M2 Max) with macOS 13.3.1.
Worked for me on 14.5 beta on M2 MBA. Thanks!
Running the sudo rm -rfv /Library/Caches/com.apple.iconservices.store command was enough for me (plus running sudo killall Dock; killall Finder). It makes sense to remove a cache. On the other side, I see very dangerous to remove anything from inside the /private/ folder, which is a sensible folder for the stability of the operating system.
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The OP didn't help me, but installing qlvideo does work as a workaround, on macOS 13.0 Ventura. (though the command has changed)