How to change the folder color on a Mac

Did you know that you can change the colors of the folders in the Finder? It’s the perfect way to differentiate files: work documents, music, games, movies, applications, and so on. Here's how to change the colors of the folders in the Finder on your Mac. It's a very simple process that will change the way you work, and organize your folders on your Mac.

How to change color of folder on Mac

Work comfortably and neatly by changing the colors of Mac folders. Find the steps on how to change folder color on Mac below

Step 1 :Hover over the folder you want to change the color of on your Mac and right-click > Get Info.

Step 2: Click on the folder icon at the top. Copy this image from the top menu Edit > Copy.

Step 3: Now let's change the color of the folder from the Preview app on your computer. Open the Preview App> and select New from clipboard.

Step 4: Play around with the colors in the application to change it to the one you like the most from Adjust color.

Step 5: When you are ready, double click on the large folder icon. Then go to Edit> Select all> Copy.

Step 6: Go back to the folder you want to change the color of, to the Get Info section. Here you have to select the icon, then go to Edit> Paste.

By doing this, the folder has a custom color for quick identification. The change is only applied to the selected folder. If there are several subfolders within the same folder, they stay the standard color. If you want to change the color of these subfolders as well, repeat the same process for each of them.

You can go one step further than the colored dots that macOS allows you to add to your folders. Now that you know the process you just have to get down to work and start as soon as possible to organize all the folders on your Mac by color.

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