Mac OS X 10.2: Pasting Custom Icons Over Custom Icons Does Not Always Work

If you try to change the icon of an item that already has a custom icon, the icon you paste will not appear on the target item.
Symptom

If you copy a custom icon and try to paste it into the "Get Info" window of an item that already has a custom icon, the new icon will not appear. You can delete the existing custom icon and try to paste the icon, but the previous custom icon will appear instead of the new one.


Solution

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Published Date: Feb 17, 2012