How to Find All the Old Product Icons That Apple Has Hidden in MacOS
As a lifelong Mac user, I always love learning about the hidden features of my computer, such as the ability to change the color of the mouse cursor . So, you can imagine my pleasure stumbling across this Reddit thread where user OOF_V2 shared a hidden treasure trove of Apple product icons hiding in macOS.
In a hidden system folder on all Macs, you’ll find icons for almost every machine that Apple has made and sold since 2000. This includes the iMac, MacBook, Mac Pro, Mac mini, and even Mac servers (my personal favorite is the eMac, if anyone remembers that workhorse computer). You will also find many iPhones and even a few iPod Touch.
This folder is not limited to Apple products; you’ll also find icons that you may have seen or have seen when using your Mac over the years: sync icon, lock and unlock icon, full and empty trash can, and more.
Why is Apple hiding old product icons on macOS?
These icons are great to look at, but what are they for? As it turns out, these images are actually here to correctly identify the products they represent if your computer ever connects to them on a network share. If your old iMac is communicating with your new Mac, you’ll see its icon on your computer. It’s the same with older iPhones, iPod touch and AirPort devices.
Oddly enough, according to user xxmalik , Windows machines will display the same way, except that Apple gives them all the same icons; beige CRT with blue screen of death. Hard.
How to find hidden Apple product icons on macOS
To find these icons on your own Mac, click your system hard drive (named Macintosh HD by default), then go to System> Library> CoreServices . Find and right-click CoreTypes.bundle , select Show Package Contents , then click Contents> Resources . All icons will appear in this folder.