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Clear the icon cache on a Mac when you start seeing generic icons in Finder or the Dock
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mac-clear-icon-cache.sh
sudo rm -rfv /Library/Caches/com.apple.iconservices.store; sudo find /private/var/folders/ \( -name com.apple.dock.iconcache -or -name com.apple.iconservices \) -exec rm -rfv {} \; ; sleep 3;sudo touch /Applications/* ; killall Dock; killall Finder
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vt-rli commented Mar 17, 2022

Thank you! It works for macOS 12.3!

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adriel commented Oct 25, 2022

this fixed my files set to open with VLC having generic white icons :D

I also did this brew cask install qlvideo >D

The OP didn't help me, but installing qlvideo does work as a workaround, on macOS 13.0 Ventura. (though the command has changed)

brew install --cask qlvideo

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Gabriele-LS commented Apr 30, 2023 •
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It worked for me. Thanks for sharing.

I'm on a MacBook Pro 16-inch 2023 (M2 Max) with macOS 13.3.1.

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Worked for me on 14.5 beta on M2 MBA. Thanks!

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josepcrespo commented Jun 19, 2024 •
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Running the sudo rm -rfv /Library/Caches/com.apple.iconservices.store command was enough for me (plus running sudo killall Dock; killall Finder). It makes sense to remove a cache. On the other side, I see very dangerous to remove anything from inside the /private/ folder, which is a sensible folder for the stability of the operating system.

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