Ubuntu – How to make desktop icons less fat on Gnome 3.16

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I am contemplating putting these icons on a diet too, however before I start on their diet plan, I am going to try whatever you guys have on offer… So the problem at hand is that although I have now fixed this: How to make Nautilus icons in Gnome 3.16 less fat?

I am still unable to do the same for the desktop while not in Nautilus so icons look like this:

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So that is really my question, without putting these icons on a diet, how do I shrink them down to normal size like they were in Gnome 3.14 and like I achieved in my other question?

OS Information:

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 15.04
Release:    15.04
Codename:   vivid

Best Answer

The icon size settings for the desktop are the same as for the icon size in Nautilus for Icon View Defaults.

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For smaller or bigger sizes, use the next steps

  1. Right Click the desktop icon
  2. Select Resize Icon…
  3. Left Click the resize handlers at the edges of the wire frame
  4. Resize the icon

You can restore the original size with

  1. Right Click the desktop icon
  2. Select Restore Icon's Original Size

If that doesn't work though, you really should think about changing their diet... ;-)

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