How to fix TortoiseSVN displaying random icon overlays

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I use TortoiseSVN (latest version) and sometimes all the icon overlays it uses get randomized with quite peculiar results. Is there any way to fix this?

Best Answer

From the TortoiseSVN FAQ:

Why do the overlay icons sometimes change to random graphics?

The Windows icon cache is a fairly buggy creature. You can solve this in one of the following ways:

  • Install Microsoft's TweakUI and run the option to rebuild icons.

  • Or increase the icon cache size. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows>\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer and add a new String Value called Max Cached Icons. The default value is 500 - try increasing it to 2048 (see Q132668 in the Microsoft knowledge base for more details).

  • Or delete the file called ShellIconCache in your Windows directory. And reboot.

  • With TortoiseSVN 1.3.0 and later, you can also rebuild the icon cache by calling TortoiseProc from the command line like this TortoiseProc.exe /command:rebuildiconcache

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