Today it happened again to me that OneDrive folder icon under my %USERPROFILE% dir in File Explorer turned into a generic yellow folder icon:
As I learned under Windows 10 some time ago the solution once again was simple: used a text editor and changed the contents of
Before (wrong generic icon)
After (fixed icon)
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
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