url-icon
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.url shortcut add and down .ico
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url-Icon
.url shortcut add and down .ico
this repo can modify .url
shortcut, download website favicon.ico
to local.
if website icon is .png
.svg
... , this repo will convert it to .ico(64x64)
use
cli (recommended)
- install nodejs
https://nodejs.org/
cmd
run commandnpm i url-icon -g
cmd
run commandurl-icon ${urlDir} ${iconDir}
script
- install nodejs
https://nodejs.org/
cmd
to current dir- run
npm i
install dependencies - put
.url
intoinput
dir, or change./src/config.ts
npm run build
- (*) refresh
explorer
icon cache
refresh cache
In most cases, the explorer will refresh the cache and display it immediately. If there is an error, please try the following operation.
- a. delete
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\IconCache.db
- b. delete
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\
dirthumbcache
andiconcache
- c. run
ie4uinit.exe -ClearIconCache
andie4uinit.exe -show
- d. run
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cleanmgr.exe
clearC:(windows dir)
icon cache options - e. reboot windows
I tested that the above a.b.c.
had no effect, d.e.
is ok.
manual
If you do not have any effect on the above operations, you can refer to the following article to try the manual method.
need help
use command to run cleanmgr clean cache
d.e.
can't run by command
If someone is good at win32 programming, you can try to compile the following code into .exe
, and I can add it to the program to actively refresh the icon cache.
如何刷新 explorer.exe 图标缓存 _ 码农的日常 (2023_3_11 11_07_09).html
IE Secret
I tested that the icon cache can be refreshed in real time by dragging. .url
to the IE(not edge)
address bar. Does anyone know what IE
does behind it?
Tips
.url
local icon maybe not supported.png
.url
local icon not supportedrelative paths
use taskbar to favorites
if windows 11, you can use ExplorerPatcher to restore this feature of the taskbar ;)