Dropbox has been one of the most valuable tools I use in my job. It allows me to backup my project files online, knowing that any older revisions are kept version controlled, and easily share files and folders with other devices and people. There is even a free Dropbox iPhone app for remote quick access to your Dropbox while on the go.

One small thing that bugs me though is the icon used on the Mac interface. It’s consistent with the standard Mac folder icon but I prefer to see the full colour Dropbox icon instead. It was relatively straight forward to change this.

1. View this this 32-bit Dropbox icon and copy (Cmd+C) into memory
2. Locate the Dropbox folder in Finder (usually in your User profile folder)
3. Open the Info panel (Cmd+I)
4. Highlight the Dropbox folder icon at the top of the Info panel next to the name (it’ll glow slightly)
5. Paste (Cmd+V) the cached image into place
6. The new icon should cascade throughout all Finder dialog boxes

You can use this technique to change any icons in Mac OSX. It’s worth noting OSX supports alpha transparency on icons so, if you want to preserve shadows, glows or anti-aliased edges, make sure you copy from a source file that supports alpha transparency (such as 32-bit PNGs).