How to Install Tahoe Drive Icons Pack for macOS, Windows and Linux Disk Volumes

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How to Apply Custom Drive Icons on macOS Tahoe

The Tahoe Drive Icons Pack offers a high-quality, modular design language inspired by macOS Tahoe for customizing desktop drive volumes, EFI partitions, recovery drives, and dual-boot volumes. Applying these custom icons enhances the Finder desktop experience for Hackintosh and macOS users.

1. Prerequisites

  • Target OS: macOS Tahoe or newer.
  • Required Files: Tahoe Drive Icons Pack (.icns files).
  • System Access: Finder file permissions.

2. Compatibility Snapshot

  • Supported Formats: Custom icons can be applied to APFS, HFS+, FAT32 (EFI), NTFS, and ExFAT drives.

3. Installation Preparation

  1. Download: Download the drive icons pack and extract the .icns files to a directory on your Mac.

4. EFI and config.plist Review

  1. This does not apply to this case because icon customisation is handled directly within the macOS graphical user interface.

5. Post-Installation

  1. Apply Custom Icon: Select the target drive on your desktop, press Cmd + I to open the Get Info inspector. Drag and drop the chosen .icns file onto the small drive icon thumbnail at the top left of the inspector window.
  2. EFI Partition Icon: To set an icon for your EFI partition, you must mount the partition first using MountEFI, and then apply the icon using the same method.

6. Troubleshooting

Reported Issue: Icon fails to update
  1. Clear Finder Cache: If the icon does not update immediately, run killall Finder in Terminal.
  2. Permission Errors: Ensure you have write access to the volume root directory. NTFS volumes require third-party write drivers to modify icons.

7. Dual Boot and Advanced Configuration

  • OpenCore Picker Icons: You can also use these icons in your OpenCore boot menu. Rename the icons to match OpenCore\'s schema (e.g. Os_Mac.icns, Os_Win.icns) and place them in the EFI/OC/Resources/Image directory.

8. Verification, Maintenance and Rollback

  • Rollback: To restore the default macOS volume icon, click the icon thumbnail in the Get Info window and press Backspace.

9. References and Glossary

  • ICNS: Apple\'s native icon image format.

Original Question: "Tahoe Drive Icons Pack – macOS, Windows, Linux Volumes & Disk Formats"

Tahoe Drive Icons Pack - macOS Drive Icons for Desktop, Finder, EFI Partitions, OpenCore and Disk Volumes​

High-quality modular drive icons inspired by the design language of macOS Tahoe for assigning custom icons to macOS drive volumes and partitions, including EFI, Recovery, Windows, Linux and various disk format volumes displayed on macOS.

Designed for Hackintosh and macOS enthusiasts.

All editions are intended for custom drive icons on macOS Tahoe and use standard macOS ICNS...

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