When there are too many folders on the Windows computer, it can get confusing and it can become more and more inconvenient to look for the one you need. This is because almost all Windows folders have the same yellow icon, except the special ones which are documents, music, images, videos.
It then becomes very useful to change the color of the figures so that the icons are different from each other and to highlight those that are accessed more frequently.
The goal is to quickly find your favorite and most important folders at a glance .
Although, as seen, you can also access the folders from the Windows taskbar or using the jumplist, to give a more orderly appearance to the desktop and without changing your habits, just just color or change the folder icons in a personalized way.
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On each Windows version, both Windows 10 and Windows 7 and 8, you can change the icon of a folder or any other object, pressing the right mouse button, going to the properties and then, from the " customize " tab, change the 'icon.
One way to change the folder icons easier, immediate and with more options, is by installing one of these software which, not only allow you to quickly highlight the folders giving them a different shape but also to change the icons without wasting time downloading new figures .
1) Rainbow Folders allows you to choose up to 7 different colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pink and gray) and, optionally, different icons.
This program is integrated into the contextual menu and allows you to choose any color to highlight the various folders in a different and personalized way.
You can also save a list of favorite colors so they can be applied quickly every time.
If you are undecided or in a hurry, you can make the random choice of color.
Rainbow Folders offers 3 different types of folder icons and also allows you to set a warning that appears when you delete that folder.
Rainbow Folder is also in Italian and is installed becoming part of Windows.
2) Folder Colorizer 2 is a more modern program, easy to use and with a better graphic aspect, which allows you to change the color of folders in Windows.
Once installed (attention to the sponsor), you can choose the color of each folder by clicking on it with the right mouse button.
3) A third program, the most updated, to color and change the folder icons on Windows is Folderico.
Folderico (for Windows 7, 8.1 and Windows 10) can also change the graphic appearance of icons for folders and apply a new theme.
In fact, the program comes with an alternative theme to that of Windows and other sets of icons can be downloaded from the Folderico website.
For the download of Folderico it can be more convenient to use Softonic.
4) Folder Marker is another program to change the color of folders in order to highlight them, give them more importance and make them more recognizable during searches.
5) Stylefolder is a small free software to change the style of icons, change the size, colors and background of folders.
6) Folder Painter is a simple portable program to change the folder icons giving different colors.
You can use predefined colors or even custom colors.
Finally, remember that you can also change the background of a window, with a different color or an image.
On another page, however, there are the best sites for downloading icons.
