SOLVED The old Rebuild.bat to rebuild icon cache does not work under Windows 8

Looking for other things to try, it does not reset my custom folder icons. I can test that it does not work by simply renaming the folder, which then switches to correct icon.


taskkill /im explorer.exe /f
CD %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local
attrib -h iconcache.db
del iconcache.db
explorer.exe


S O L V E D:

The new Rebuild.bat for Windows 8, courtesy of redduc900:

redduc900 said:

...the *.bat file should be modified as such:

Code:

@echo off
taskkill /IM explorer.exe /f
cd /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
del /f /s /q Explorer\IconCache *.*
start explorer.exe

Click to expand...

I searched and there was only one instance of iconcache.db

Win8 must be storing this info elsewhere because deleting iconcache.db does not reset everything like it does under Windows 7.

Dude, what are you trying to do? I should ban you for spamming the forums.

Try this in your *.bat file...

Tried a similar bat before, I tried it again, rebooted w/o success.


There is only one instance of iconcache.db on my Windows 8 partition. Even if I reboot into WinXP and delete it from there, the folder icons do not change. They immediately change if I rename the folder, or name the .ico file inside the folder.


Where [else] could Windows 8 be storing this info if not inside iconcache.db? I think that appears to be the question, because with iconcache.db gone, should it not rebuild everything from scratch?


Here are the the details on how to replicate the problem:

• Enable viewing hidden & system files in Tools > Folder Options > View TAB >
CHECK: Show hidden files, folders, and drives
UNCHECK: Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)
to see Dekstop.ini files which change folder icons.


1. Create new folder anywhere, and name it Desktop XP.

2. Place Desktop XP.ico inside it and use Notepad to create Desktop.ini file inside it:

[.ShellClassInfo]
IconFile=Desktop XP.ico
IconIndex=0

IMPORTANT: 3. Use this http://www.petges.lu/download// Attribute Changer to right click on folder and

First set folder as Read-only folder then
set right click on and set Desktop.ini and Desktop XP.ico as both system and hidden files.



So now close folder / refresh / rebuild icons to see changes.
Original quick rebuild.bat without rebooting is OK for this.




However in Windows 8, if you replace Desktop XP.ico with another icon WITH THE SAME NAME, folder icon will not change until you change the folder name or folder icon name.

See when I rename it to Desktop XP2, the icon changes:




So the question, once again, is where is Windows 8 pulling the folder icon info from if iconcache.db had been deleted and the icon in question is no longer the same even if it has the same name?

Do you have a Shell Icons sub-key located under...


It appears as though MS has moved the cache store to...


... so going by that, the *.bat file should be modified as such:

Bingo!


I figured they moved it - that's the new Rebuild.bat for Windows 8 from now on!


Did you figured this out yourself? If not, who else and where was this posted on the world wide web?

I eventually found the correct path in this German blog, and had a heck of a time finding it...

IconCache & delete Thumbnail Cache under Windows 8
http://beatmasters-winlite-blog.de/?p=19537

... which links to this site:

IconCache delete Windows 8
http://www.deskmodder.de/wiki/index.php/Iconcache_loeschen_Windows_8

Yeah.



Thank you kindly.