Problem copying customized folders

i've found an easier work around for the problem. zipping folders seems to protect the customizations. just zip the folders and extract them

theeternalone said:

i've found an easier work around for the problem. zipping folders seems to protect the customizations. just zip the folders and extract them

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it but it does not work on my computer unfortunately. When I unzip the folder it loses its icon.

I noticed there's no answer to this yet.

For a folder to show customization changes, it must be marked as read-only. Explorer doesn't let you change the folders read-only attribute, it only changes the files within the folder. However, attrib does let you do it. I added it to my right click Explorer menu.

Create a file with the .reg extension, and put the following text into it, save it and double click it (or enter the info by hand if you're familiar with regedit).

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\readonly]
@="Set folder re&ad only"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\readonly\command]
@="attrib +r "%1""

Then right click a copied folder and select the set read only menu item. Now, sometimes it won't change the icon immediately. Restart of Explorer usually works, although a refresh (F5) sometimes is enough. Sometimes though a reboot fixes it too.

Andy

Microsoft Windows used to be so awesome when XP was being used. Then MS decided to hire crap employees, no offense to them, but true.

EZ Money Solution:
After copying folder with customization, and the customization doesn't happen, try to rebuild the icon cache: Icon Cache - Rebuild in Windows 10

Download: Rebuild_Icon_Cache.bat
Run that file.
Go back to the folder, and hopefully that fixed it. It should stay fixed permanently.

(Save that file on your computer and use it for future reference, like I have it over here)

My computer is updated and I can assure everyone that as of May 5 2017, the problem is not fixed. If any one has a solution that may not be obvious, thank you in advance for posting it.

So you tried rebuilding the icon cache?

pepanee said:

So you tried rebuilding the icon cache?

Yes.

This evening a partial fix seems to have appeared on my computer: The customized icons remain when a folder is dragged and dropped from one folder to another. However it still does not work when copying a folder (icon reverts then to default one).