I'm on macOS Big Sur 11.1, and I wanted to use a different folder for my Safari downloads, so I created another directory and did ln -s ~/Downloads on it (symlinked).
Everything works fine except for a small thing.
In the Finder app, on the sidebar, this folder has a "standard folder" icon, even if it is recognized in the preferences as my Downloads folder (see the attached pictures).
Is there any way to at least make the Finder think that folder as the original Downloads folder?
Or maybe is there a way to manually change its icon?
Please note that I already found some answers to my question on this site, but they seem to not to be compatible with Big Sur.
Best Answer
From what I've understood, this is what I could come up with. As useless as this may sound, have you tried unchecking and re-checking the box that enables Downloads in the sidebar? Also, you can try going to the parent directory of the Downloads folder, right-clicking the Downloads folder, and then clicking "Get Info" to see if the Download icon is there for the Downloads folder. If there isn't then you need to get the icon from somewhere and then drag it onto the existing icon in the "Get Info" window. Hope this helps!