MacOS – How to change OSX’s spinning beachball pointer animation

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I want to change the spinning beachball pointer animation used in OSX to indicate an application is not responding to system events, to something else, like a funny GIF, or maybe just a different icon. Is anyone familiar enough with the operating system to know where files for that animation are stored? Is it a script? Is it just a GIF? Is it even possible to change it?

Here's the image I mean:

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Best Answer

If you go to /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIServices.framework/Versions/A/Resources/cursors you'll might find something useful :

MBP-Thomas in ~
○ → cd /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIServices.framework/Versions/A/Resources/cursors

 MBP-Thomas in /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIServices.framework/Versions/A/Resources/cursors
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drwxr-xr-x  41 root  wheel   1,4K 13 sep  2013 .
drwxr-xr-x  39 root  wheel   1,3K 26 mai 23:30 ..
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drwxr-xr-x   5 root  wheel   170B  9 déc  2013 contextualmenu
drwxr-xr-x   4 root  wheel   136B  9 déc  2013 copy
drwxr-xr-x   4 root  wheel   136B  9 déc  2013 countingdownhand
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drwxr-xr-x   5 root  wheel   170B  9 déc  2013 resizedown
drwxr-xr-x   5 root  wheel   170B  9 déc  2013 resizeeast
drwxr-xr-x   5 root  wheel   170B  9 déc  2013 resizeeastwest
drwxr-xr-x   5 root  wheel   170B  9 déc  2013 resizeleft
drwxr-xr-x   5 root  wheel   170B  9 déc  2013 resizeleftright
drwxr-xr-x   5 root  wheel   170B  9 déc  2013 resizenorth
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drwxr-xr-x   5 root  wheel   170B  9 déc  2013 resizenortheastsouthwest
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drwxr-xr-x   5 root  wheel   170B  9 déc  2013 resizenorthwestsoutheast
drwxr-xr-x   5 root  wheel   170B  9 déc  2013 resizeright
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drwxr-xr-x   5 root  wheel   170B  9 déc  2013 resizeup
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drwxr-xr-x   4 root  wheel   136B  9 déc  2013 zoomin
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Which are a lot of folder containing cursor pictures

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