Does anyone have a mac?

[cbettua]

I have a question. When you download kits you get a file called folder. Well on a PC that image is shown on the folder. But for the mac it doesn't. Is there a way to make that image show on the folder?

[cbettua]

Aw bummer, I was hoping someone might know

[babycake]

I have a mac and i know what you mean....... it makes looking for kits even harder!
If i find out, i'll let you know chick!

[*Kelly*]

I know how to do it.. let me find the blog where I learned.. BRB

ETA: this is where I learned to do it.. HTH!!

http://digiscrapmac.blogspot.com/200...-your-mac.html

[Paula]

I also have a Mac. If you ever get stuck, the website that Kelly suggested is run by a friend of mine and she's always adding new tricks to help us Macheads.

[cbettua]

awesome thanks

[CA Dreamer]

Thanks for posting this Q and thanks for the link to the help. I scrap on a PC desktop and also my Mac laptop and I am always have this problem too!

[tlcaudle]

I like seeing my previews in cover flow. I use two little programs to do this. It is very simple. Most Macs come with a neat little program called "Icon Composer". This is where mine is located, Macintosh HD>Developer>Applications>Utitlities. I use this alot, so I put it in my dock, so I can access it much quicker. The other program I use in conjunction with "Icon composer" is "Icon Dropet". Which you can download for free here.

If you already have an image created to replace your folder icon, then you are one step ahead. Open up the "Icon composer" and drag your preferred image on to it, a little menu opens up. I always chose "copy to all smaller sizes". This will create a .ics file. I usually just save mine to the desktop. Just drag the .ics file to "Icon droplet" which will create a ".app" file and automatically saves to the location of your .ics file, which is why I save it to the desktop.

Find the folder icon you wish to change, hit CTRL I to open up the "GEt info" pane. Simply drag your new ".app" file to the icon in the upper left of the get info pane and now you will see your preview icon. Yes, it is a little extra time, but I love doing it this way because I can see all my previews in cover flow and find something I want to use much faster!!

I have a MAC running OSX 10.5.4.

I hope this helps!!

Any questions feel free to PM me,

Oh, one more thing, once you have created your new icon preview, you can trash the .ics file and the .app file, they are no longer needed, which is why I save mine to the desktop, so I can drag them right in to the trash!!

[Nettio]

I do the same thing as tlcaudle.

[tlcaudle]

Originally Posted by Nettio

I do the same thing as tlcaudle.

HAHA, I think it was an earlier post from you that gave me the idea,

[Kalli]

I find the linked tutorial to be the easiest way to show the folder previews. I just wanted to also suggest that if you haven't seen Shoebox, it's definitely worth the money. It's great for tagging and finding exactly what you need. You can download a freebie, then buy a 10,000 image organizer for $30 if you like it.

Shoebox