Make Finder desktop icon sizes huge
January 2nd, 2008 - Mac OS X, Tips & Tricks, Command Line, Fun, Customize
The Mac OS X desktop is attractive, highly functional, and very customizable, but by default the maximum icon size is 128×128, which is pretty large but if you have a huge monitor or you’re visually impaired you may want larger icons. This is where the command line comes in, where you can force the Mac OS X desktop to display icons as large as 512×512 pixels! Launch the Terminal and type the following commands:
defaults write com.apple.finder DesktopViewOptions -dict IconSize -integer 256
You can set 256 to whatever number you want, as high as 512, just be aware that it can get a little ridiculous, and 512×512 pixel icons will take up the vast majority of your screen.
Next, kill the Finder to relaunch it and see the changes
killall Finder
Reverting the changes is a matter of setting the integer variable to a smaller number.
Source:MacOSXHints.com
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Comments: 1
Comment from Ingram
Time: January 5, 2008, 6:32 pm
This is the most useless tip I have ever seen , why would you possibly want icons to be that size? This is a real american tip, where all you eat are big macs. Supersize your Icons like your cheeseburgers!
Furthermore the by killing the Finder you can also lose folder positioning and some finder windows, is that really worth it for extra big icons?
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