Deleting Empty Icon Files

Folder Icon Files

    When a folder is given a custom icon, the icon data is stored in an invisible file inside the folder. The is named "Icon", with a return appended. (Since you can't use a return when naming or renaming files, there is never any danger of a naming conflict with the icon file.)
    If the custom icon is removed using the Finder's Get Info window at a later time, the file remains, taking up an amount of disk space equal to a single allocation block (the smallest unit of disk space that can be assigned to a file).
    Some versions of the Macintosh operating system may also store additional data in a folder's icon file. When using those versions of the operating system, some folders without custom icons may still contain an icon file after using the Delete Empty Icon Files command.

Deleting Empty Icon Files

    To scan the icon files on a disk and delete those that are empty:
    1 Open the Cleaning menu and choose Delete Empty Icon Files.
    2 Select the disks you wish to have scanned.
    3 Click Search.

    Note: File Buddy will only delete icon files that are empty. If the file contains any other kind of data, it will be left as it was found.

 


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