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Rellwood · 02-20-2022, 04:01 PM

I really want to use my own icons for the individual ebook file types on my computer, mobi, .epub, .fb2, .lit, .aww3, etc. However nothing I can do will cause Windows 10 to associate the icon I ascribe it. I go into the registry and change the default associations, but it seems that Calibre has already claimed the file type associations. I keep getting the Calibre viewer icon for every format. Since I don't have the exensions showing on my files, I can't tell easily what files I am looking at in my folders.

I have used Nirsoft programs for filetype associations and that works for a little bit, but it always comes back to the Calibre viewer icon.

I was hoping there was some way that I can fix this. Is this a Windows 10 problem that can't be fixed? Is this something that Calibre needs to operate (keeping those filetypes associated with it)? Is this because I selected those filetypes in behaviors when saying to use the Calibre internal viewer to see those files? If I click them off then Calibre won't open them.

Any suggestions?

02-20-2022, 04:01 PM	#1
Rellwood Library Breeder (She/Her) Posts: 1,287 Karma: 1937891 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Fullerton, California Device: Paperwhite 2015 (2), PW 2024 (12 GEN), PW 2023 (11 GEN), Scribe (1st)	Calibre and filetype associations I really want to use my own icons for the individual ebook file types on my computer, mobi, .epub, .fb2, .lit, .aww3, etc. However nothing I can do will cause Windows 10 to associate the icon I ascribe it. I go into the registry and change the default associations, but it seems that Calibre has already claimed the file type associations. I keep getting the Calibre viewer icon for every format. Since I don't have the exensions showing on my files, I can't tell easily what files I am looking at in my folders. I have used Nirsoft programs for filetype associations and that works for a little bit, but it always comes back to the Calibre viewer icon. I was hoping there was some way that I can fix this. Is this a Windows 10 problem that can't be fixed? Is this something that Calibre needs to operate (keeping those filetypes associated with it)? Is this because I selected those filetypes in behaviors when saying to use the Calibre internal viewer to see those files? If I click them off then Calibre won't open them. Any suggestions?