Finder Sidebar icons for SSDs shows wrong icon

I have the same Issue but with the Icon of the Supercharge Extension, which is also a File Provider Extension.

As soon as I deactivate the extension, the icon is displayed correctly again.

So to me, it looks like this is a bug, because MacOS Tahoe appears to be incorrectly using the icon of an installed extension for all mounts.

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mdeuerlein wrote:

I have the same Issue but with the Icon of the Supercharge Extension, which is also a File Provider Extension.

As soon as I deactivate the extension, the icon is displayed correctly again.

So to me, it looks like this is a bug, because MacOS Tahoe appears to be incorrectly using the icon of an installed extension for all mounts.

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/b32b7318-6cfe-4979-a301-6cd045087b5e

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To be proactive you can file a bug report / submit your Apple Feedback here: Product Feedback - Apple

The current stable release of Tahoe including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 26.0.1

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I discovered this was due to the sync.com app extension taking over the finder sidebar icons. The simplest solution was to go to system settings/Login Items & Extensions and disable Sync. Others may want to see if this solves the problem for themselves. Clearly this is an issue that devides the responsibility between Apple and the App developers, but I would put the onus of that responsibility on Apple for allowing an extension to just take over all the sidebar icons.

Mattmerk wrote:

I discovered this was due to the sync.com app extension taking over the finder sidebar icons. The simplest solution was to go to system settings/Login Items & Extensions and disable Sync. Others may want to see if this solves the problem for themselves.

Clearly this is an issue that devides the responsibility between Apple and the App developers, but I would put the onus of that responsibility on Apple for allowing an extension to just take over all the sidebar icons.

feel free to submit your assessment to Apple—

submit your Apple Feedback here: Product Feedback - Apple

It appears to be a bug in Tahoe that affects apps that have Finder Extensions. Try disabling the Finder extension for the app that's showing up incorrectly under System Settings -> Login Items & Extensions

Some discussion here:

https://community.folivora.ai/t/tahoe-update-some-finder-icons-changed-into-btt-icon/45192

deanblackketter wrote:

In my case BetterTouchTool is the app that shows up in the Finder sidebar in place of the correct icons.

Simply moving that app to the trash and reopening the Finder window seems to fix it temporarily.

Moving the app back to the Applications directory brings the incorrect icon back.

Deleting the app and re-installing it also brings it right back.

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The search continues...

Why does the search continue? It seems you have located the problem. Step back & look at what you wrote here. It is clear as day, but you may be too close to the problem to see it.

The third party software is causing this problem. Contact the developer of that app for assistance & to inform them of the issue so they can provide a fix. It is up to third party developers to make sure their apps work with macOS whenever Apple makes any changes to the OS. Unless users report the issue to those third party developers, then those developers may never be aware of a problem.

Apparently solved by uninstalling PureRaw and then reinstalling.

Odd, they show as drives for me.

Try relaunching Finder – press and hold the Option key then secondary-click (control-click, two-finger click) on the Finder icon in the Dock, then select Relaunch (bottom option).

Jerry Johnson wrote:

Hookmark is an app that is installed on my computer.

I make no apology for suggesting relaunching the Finder in my first post above. Easy enough, no harm done and does sort anomalies with Finder.

However, in your case with your added information & screen shots— I will say I can not account for your third party app.

If there is interference here with normal operation I would suggest you contact the developer assistance—

if in doubt search the developers website or contact their: Support/Help/FAQ/Known issues/compatibility/updates…

Contact a third-party vendor - Apple Support

Contact a third-party vendor - Apple Support

Did you see that DxO has posted a fix for this?

https://forum.dxo.com/t/pr-icon-showing-for-all-removable-volumes-on-macos/52159

I found that I had to uninstall -- the method of turning off the extension through system settings and relaunching finder didn't do it. Maybe rebooting would have. -- I didn't test that.

For what it’s worth:

“Thank you for reporting the issue where external drive icons in the Finder sidebar are replaced by DxO PureRAW icons after installing macOS Tahoe. The fix is already scheduled and will be included in the update planned for December 9.”

Jerry Johnson wrote:

I am running Tahoe for my MacOS. In the Finder Sidebar, the icons for my external SSDs are appearing as Hookmark icons rather than a SSD icon. How do I fix this?

Screen shot certainly would help clarify the situation what it is you see ....

Drive icons have been upgraded in Tahoe yes, but with your limited information it is hard to speculate here.

where Locations?

not sure what is Hookmark icons ?

Does this effect performance in any way?

Relaunch the Finder and compare your results...

>Force Quit>Finder >Relaunch

To be proactive you can file a bug report / submit your Apple Feedback here: Product Feedback - Apple

In my case BetterTouchTool is the app that shows up in the Finder sidebar in place of the correct icons.

Simply moving that app to the trash and reopening the Finder window seems to fix it temporarily.

Moving the app back to the Applications directory brings the incorrect icon back.

Deleting the app and re-installing it also brings it right back.

I've also tried deleting the Finder directory in my home Library/Caches folder and restarting Finder. This also doesn't fix it.

The search continues...

Yup, but for me it's BetterTouchTool:

seems like it's a bug in the Finder grabbing some random app icon instead of the volume's own icon. restarting finder, rebooting the Mac, removing and re-adding the icon doesn't seem to help.