HOW TO






1 - How to open CustomFolder to change an icon in a folder?

Open the program from the Windows menu. Then drag the folder you want to customize on it or click right button on a folder and select CustomFolder.

Windows context menu

context menu

2- How to add external icons in CustomFolder to use them?

In the top panel, click on the Personal icon panel button, it will be opened, and it will show the icons you have added before and you can simply add the new ones by dragging them on the panel.

Personal icon panel button

personal icon panel button

3- Which are the shortcut keys in CustomFolder?

Z and X keys, it will be changed to the previous/next icon style.
C key is used to change the color palette.
V key is used to rotate the icon.
Using the Space Bar, you toggle the color selection between primary and secondary colors.
F key is used to open/close the folder panel through which you can apply a design to all the folders that it contains.
T key is used to change the theme.

All the previous actions can be done with the mouse, except for the T key.

4- How to select colors in CustomFolder?

There are 4 ways to select colors:

- From the color wheel
- From the palette
- From saved personal colors
- Entering the RBG values of each color

If the primary color is selected, when you choose a color from any of the 4 selection methods, it will be saved as the primary color, also with the secondary color.

If you select a color while pressing CTRL key, the selected color will be applied to the background of the CustomFolder while If you press the SHIFT key, the selected color will be applied to the background of the icon preview.
If you select the color by pressing the ALT key, the selected color will be applied as a secondary color.

The main color in this image is Yellow which is selected with triangular mark above it, and the secondary color is white which is on the left of the main color.

main screen

5- How to use an icon from your personal collection in a folder?

Open the icon panel and click on the desired icon, it will be applied to the working folder.

Personal icon panel button

personal icon panel button
personal icon panel


6- How to clone an icon from one folder to use it in another?

Open the icon panel, drag the folder containing the icon customized with CustomFolder onto the panel, the icon will be in your personal icon collection, if you click on it, the design will be applied to the working folder.

Personal icon panel button
personal icon panel button
personal icon panel



7- How to use an image in an icon (Wallpaper icon)?

Drag an image in JPG format onto the icon previewer, the image will be applied to it.


Image
image wallpaper icon

Result
wallpaper icon

8- How to create a music folder icon?

We call music folders those that have a folder.jpg file inside, which is partially displayed in a Windows folder.

If you drag the folder onto the CustomFolder, the image will be applied over the previewed icon.
If you click Apply button, the folder icon will be changed to CustomFolder.


Music folder music folder

main screen

Result wallpaper folder music icon



9- How to add and delete a selected color in your personal colors?

You have to move the mouse to the top of one of the blocks to save personal colors and turn the wheel, this way the color is saved in the user's personal colors.

To delete a saved color, move your mouse over the block to delete the color and right-click.

Color palette & personal colors
color palette & personal colors


10- How to add an emblem to the icon?

You need to open the emblems panel or the floating emblems panel.
In the emblems panel, you can select from 1 to 9 emblems and place them in the 9 predefined positions.

You have to click on the Add button after selecting an emblem and its position, this will add it to the icon and allow you to select another one for another position.

Emblems and floating emblem button

emblems panel button floating emblem panel button

In the floating emblems panel, you can select an emblem and drag it to the desired position.
You also have to click on the Add button so that it is fixed on the icon.

Floating emblem panel

emblems panel button

Emblems panel

floating emblem panel button

In any case, if you click on an emblem, you will see it in the preview on the icon, but it will not be fixed until you click on the Add button.

You have to click the Apply button for the design to be applied to the selected folder, if you have not selected a folder, the Apply button will be disabled.

Apply button

apply button


11- How to add personal emblems in the emblems panel?

Open the emblems or floating emblems panel, you simply have to drag an image in PNG format onto the emblems panel and it will be added to your collection to be able to use it.

Floating emblem panel

emblems panel button

Emblems panel

floating emblem panel button

The dimensions of the emblem must be 85x85 pixels so that up to 9 emblems can be added on an icon.

You can add 128x128 pixel emblems for floating emblems, a maximum size of 160x160 pixels is recommended.


12 - How to know which emblems are 85x85 pixels and which are larger?

Standard size emblems are seen normally, while larger ones are seen the same size and are displayed with a gray background on the top right, with a white dot.

Although they are displayed at the same size, if you select it as an emblem for an icon, it will be added to the icon at its actual size.

128 pixels image

png image

It is thus shown in the panel of emblems and floating emblems

It is thus shown in the panel of emblems and floating emblems


13- How to apply a design to multiple folders at the same time?

Click on the Folder panel button. This opens a panel onto which you can drag all the folders to which you want to apply the same design.

Folder panel button

folder panel button

You can remove each folder added to the panel one by one or click the Delete button to clean the entire list.

Create the layout you want and click the Apply button in the folder panel, the layout will be applied to all the folders in the list.


Apply and Erase buttons

apply button erase button


14- I see the icon with an emblem, but when I click Apply, the emblem is not visible, why?

This happens when you enter the emblems panel, select an emblem and its position, it is shown in the icon preview, but it will not be fixed in the design until you click on the Add button.

add button


15- How to apply a different theme to CustomFolder?

You can do this by pressing the T key on the main screen, the emblems panel and the icon panel should not be open.

themes themes themes themes themes themes themes themes



16 – How to apply a color scheme to CustomFolder?

By clicking on the Color scheme button.


Color scheme button

color scheme button



17 – How to return to the Windows folder icon?

You have to click on the Default Icon button, having previously selected the folder to apply a design (see point 1).

Reset folder to default icon button

reset folder button



18 – How to ensure that the design of an icon does not disappear even if you move the folder to a pendrive, another disk or network drive?

You have to use CustomFolder in portable mode, the default configuration which can be changed from the Configuration Panel.

Configuration Panel button

configuration Panel button



19 – How to make the CustomFolder window have rounded edges?

Open the Settings Panel and check the rounded edges option.


Configuration Panel button

configuration Panel button



20 – How to see all the layouts you created with CustomFolder?

Click the Open Gallery button, it will show a web page with user created icons, icons from your personal collection and emblems collection.

Open gallery button

open gallery button



21 – How to close the icons, emblems or settings panel?

When opening any of these panels, they can be closed by clicking on the button with which they were opened or by clicking on the panel's close icon.

close button



22 - How to remove personal icons or emblems from my collection?

Open the Personal icons panel or the emblems panel, right click on the icon or emblem to delete and you will be asked if you want to delete the element.

personal icon panel


23 - How to close the dialog that is displayed when a design is applied?

If the dialog window has focus, by pressing the ESC key, you can also close it by clicking on the body of the window.

personal icon panel


24 - Folders with icons created with CustomFolder are not seen on network drives, why?

Due to some Windows updates the problem has arisen when folders located on a network drive, custom icons are not displayed.

You can see how to fix the problem by clicking here.



25 - I apply a new icon design to a folder, but the previous one is still visible, how is it solved?

It is generally solved by rebuilding icon cache; you can see how to do it here.



26 - How to use a folder with an icon synchronized through OneDrive

We have the following scenario, a computer A and a computer B, both with OneDrive in use to synchronize their files.

Computer A

On your local OneDrive, select the folder to sync and apply a layout to it with CustomFolder, then in a free area of the CustomFolder window right-click and select the Synchronized folders option, the folders panel opens synchronized, drag your folder into it.

Then share it to OneDrive with the user on computer B, at some point the folder will be uploaded to OneDrive.


Computer B

The user opens Onedrive online, clicks Shared and sees the folder that the user on computer A shared with them.
Right click and select Onedrive add shortcut to my files.
At some point, Onedrive will download the folder to the PC.

Open CustomFolder and add the folder in Synchronized folders as explained before.


In this way, the folder with a synchronized icon is configured.

The customizations are maintained in Windows, in Onedrive they will not be seen in the browser.

When you run CustomFolder, it will display the most recent customization made to the folder on either PC.


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