Solved OneDrive folder has wrong generic icon


hexaae

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Today it happened again to me that OneDrive folder icon under my %USERPROFILE% dir in File Explorer turned into a generic yellow folder icon:

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As I learned under Windows 10 some time ago the solution once again was simple: used a text editor and changed the contents of %USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\desktop.ini like this (the number at the end indicates the icon number to be displayed from the exe's icon resources):

Before (wrong generic icon) ❌
Code:
[.ShellClassInfo]
IconResource=C:\Users\<my-user-name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDrive.exe,5

After (fixed icon) ✅
Code:
[.ShellClassInfo]
IconResource=C:\Program Files\Microsoft OneDrive\OneDrive.exe,5

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS ROG SCAR 18
    CPU
    Intel i9-13980HX
    Memory
    32GB DDR5 5600MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GTX 4090 256bit 16GB (mobile)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC285 + Dolby Atmos
    Monitor(s) Displays
    G-Sync NE180QDM-NZ2 18" 16:10, FreeSync Premium XiaoMi Mi 34" 21:9
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1600@240Hz (internal), 3440x1440@144Hz (external)
    Hard Drives
    NVMe HFS001TEJ9X101N 1TB 6GB/s, NVMe WD Black SN850X 2TB 6GB/s
    PSU
    330W (laptop PSU)
    Mouse
    ROG Strix Carry Wireless-BT mouse
    Other Info
    4K UHD USB Archgon Star Blu-Ray 4K UHD,
    8BitDo Arcade Stick,
    EasySMX X10 controller

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