Change the Hard Drive Icon in OS X
In the upper right corner of your Mac desktop, you will find your Macintosh HD folder, which contains all of your essential files. By default, your Mac OS X hard drive image will appear as a gray, animated computer drive. You can change this image at any time without the need for any complicated hacks or third-party software. All you need is a few minutes to accomplish this task.
Instructions
1. Choose an image that you would like to use as your HD icon. For example, you might use an image from your family vacation or a picture of your favorite cartoon character. You can use any image that is stored on your computer as long as you can open it in an image viewer such as Preview, Photoshop or iPhoto.
2. Double-click the image file to open it. By default, images in Mac OS X open in Preview unless you have edited them using another program.
3. Copy your image. Click Edit on the menu bar at the top of your screen and select Copy from the drop-down menu. As a shortcut, you can just press the COMMAND key and the C key simultaneously. Close the image when you finish.
4. Click your hard drive icon once to highlight it. A transparent border will appear around your default image.
5. Click File on your menu bar, then select Get Info from the drop-down menu. As a shortcut, you can click COMMAND and I simultaneously. The Macintosh HD Info window will appear on the screen.
6. Click the hard drive image in the upper left corner of the Macintosh HD Info window. A light blue border will appear around the icon.
7. Paste your selected image. Click Edit on your menu bar, then select Paste from the drop-down menu. Your hard drive icon will now appear as the image you selected.
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