#CHANGE PROFILE ICON FOR MAC OSX HOW TO#
#CHANGE PROFILE ICON FOR MAC OSX PASSWORD#

If the Name field doesnвЂ™t show вЂњ(Me)вЂќ or you canвЂ™t select any of the popup menus, click the lock icon in the lower-right corner, and then enter an administrator account and password to complete step 4. In this case, just change the one next to вЂњyour name (Me)вЂќ to Read Only.

If the Name field has an account name and вЂњ(Me)вЂќ after it, you can use the popup menus next to each entry under Name and change the Privilege popup.

If not showing, expand the Sharing & Permissions section.

This did sync, although it can be overridden by the fileвЂ™s owner (as determined by a system-level user) and by anyone with macOS administrator privileges. Jeff tested using a file-level privilege setting for the file, setting his ownership permissions to Read Only. Showing how Apple really hasnвЂ™t paid attention to this feature, if a locked file is synced through iCloud and then modified on another machine, the file on the original Mac is overwritten and left unlocked. Thus, when you lock a file, it affects only the instance of the file on a specific Mac. The Locked property appears to not be stored with the package of permissions and access control lists (ACLs) that are part of a file or directoryвЂ™s metadata in macOS. The Locked status predates macOS and OS X, and seems to have been carried over for compatibility with OS X and never thought of again. He wondered: WhatвЂ™s the difference between these two settings? And why does one sync and the other not? File privileges and locking files However, using Sharing & Permissions in Get Info to set the file to be have the privilege вЂњRead OnlyвЂќ was persistent wherever it synced. Macworld reader Jeff noted that when he uses the Locked option, files stored in iCloud Drive donвЂ™t sync this Locked property to the other devices. The Get Info windowвЂ™s Locked option prevents changes on a single Mac, and modifies the itemвЂ™s Finder icon. Locking a file doesnвЂ™t prevent throwing it into the Trash, but youвЂ™re prompted to proceed when you do so, since you obviously locked it with a purpose. A padlock icon appears on the fileвЂ™s icon or preview. But the icons still have a white background although they are saved as PNG files with transparency in Photoshop.

#CHANGE PROFILE ICON FOR MAC OSX HOW TO#

One way to prevent this: Select the file in the Finder, choose File > Get Info, and check the Locked box. IвЂ™ve been trying to change some folder icons and I finally figured out how to get it to work (actually copying the IMAGE into the icon on Get Info). ItвЂ™s an easy matter to overwrite a file in macOS that you want to keep unchanged.

Change profile icon for mac osx