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Guide

Wondering how to use downloads from my website? Learn how to change icons and wallpapers on macOS, and how to copy ringtones to your iPhone.

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§Icons

For folders, hard drives, and third-party apps that you’ve downloaded from websites, it’s pretty straightforward to change icons on macOS.

  1. In Finder, locate the item you’d like to change. Select it.
  2. Press command-I on your keyboard.
  3. Drag an ICNS file to the top-left icon in the Info window.
  4. Enter your password (if necessary). Boom! 💣

For apps in your Dock, they may not update automatically. You can usually remedy this by either command-clicking the app icon in your Dock, or quitting the app and reopening it.

For system apps and App Store apps, IconChamp is great.

§Wallpapers

Changing your desktop wallpaper on your Mac is easy.

  1. Go to the Apple menu, then System Settings...
  2. On the left, choose Wallpaper.
  3. Drag the JPG file to the rectangle on the top. Boom! 💣

Quicker: secondary-click on the desktop, and choose Change Wallpaper...

§Ringtones

Copying ringtones to your iPhone is a little convoluted, but here’s how to do it.

  1. Connect your iPhone to your computer with USB.
  2. Open Apple Music on your Mac.
  3. Select your device on the left.
  4. Drag the M4R ringtone file to your iPhone in the list.
  5. On your iPhone, select your new ringtone! Boom! 💣