Can I save a folder's icon as png?
By John Peck •
I have a folder with a customized icon and I want the customized icon as a PNG file; what should I do?
1 Answer
Custom icons can be selected either from an ICO file or from PE files, ie. EXEs and DLLs.
An ICO file can be converted to PNG using your favorite image editor. I think even Paint would work, but in case it doesn't, you can use GIMP, XnView, Photoshop or any online converter (if privacy concerns are not an issue).
If you have selected an icon from a PE file, you should be able to extract it using a resource browser such as Resource Hacker.
If you can't remember anymore which file you've selected for an icon, this preference is saved in a hidden text file called Desktop.ini inside the customized folder.
