How to use Custom Folder Icons with Icon and config inside folder ?

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In Windows placing .icon with this .ini file works-

[.ShellClassInfo]
IconResource=.FolderIcon.ico
IconFile=.FolderIcon.ico
IconIndex=0
InfoTip=
[ViewState]
Mode=
Vid=
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You didn’t mention what Desktop Environment you’re using.

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Not sure how it works on other file managers (or any DE), but for Dolphin you can create a .directory file with its content like:

[Desktop Entry]
Icon=/absolute/path/to/image.png

I think it’s more or less universal.

Specifically for Dolphin, there may be a way to achieve the same with extended file attributes (getfattr/setfattr) instead of directories, but I don’t know the attr name for icons if it even exists.

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OP, you can also use named icons from your theme

[Desktop Entry]
Icon=folder-videos

I think you can use any name from stuff inside /usr/share/icons, but I’m not 100% sure

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