icons for applications on external hdd not loading on desktop

[wolnavi]

as stated in the title, i have some issues

i have installed VLC, for example, on my external hard disk drive due to space limitations on my SSD. but for some unknown reason, the VLC icon shortcut on my desktop fails to load everytime i boot up

here is a screenshot for some easier reference:

i have tried to delete desktop.ini but it still does not work

please help thanks in advance

 

[hang-the-9]

If it's installed at an external drive you need to make sure the shortcut points to the right drive letter. If it works fine off the drive directly that is most likely the issue.

 

[wolnavi]

If it's installed at an external drive you need to make sure the shortcut points to the right drive letter. If it works fine off the drive directly that is most likely the issue.

yea they are the same letter, i can launch the applications from the shortcut but i'm not sure why the icons are not loading...

 

[hang-the-9]

If it's installed at an external drive you need to make sure the shortcut points to the right drive letter. If it works fine off the drive directly that is most likely the issue.

yea they are the same letter, i can launch the applications from the shortcut but i'm not sure why the icons are not loading...

Do you mean the icon as in the picture is not loading but the shortcut is there and working? Because it loads the shortcut from the files on the drive and does not see the drive when it loads the desktop. The icon files are either in the .exe or one of the .dll files, although it may be a separate icon file. You may be able to fix that by copying the setup folder for VLC to your local drive, then doing a change icon option on your shortcut and browse to that local folder to locate the icon image.

 

[wolnavi]

If it's installed at an external drive you need to make sure the shortcut points to the right drive letter. If it works fine off the drive directly that is most likely the issue.

yea they are the same letter, i can launch the applications from the shortcut but i'm not sure why the icons are not loading...

Do you mean the icon as in the picture is not loading but the shortcut is there and working? Because it loads the shortcut from the files on the drive and does not see the drive when it loads the desktop. The icon files are either in the .exe or one of the .dll files, although it may be a separate icon file. You may be able to fix that by copying the setup folder for VLC to your local drive, then doing a change icon option on your shortcut and browse to that local folder to locate the icon image.

yes. but when i installed it on my external hdd, the icon is there. and also i'm using a ssd, so i'm afraid i'll have not enough space if i install all the applications on my ssd which is the main local drive...

btw this is not solved, i don't know who marked this as solved...

 

[hang-the-9]

If it's installed at an external drive you need to make sure the shortcut points to the right drive letter. If it works fine off the drive directly that is most likely the issue.

yea they are the same letter, i can launch the applications from the shortcut but i'm not sure why the icons are not loading...

Do you mean the icon as in the picture is not loading but the shortcut is there and working? Because it loads the shortcut from the files on the drive and does not see the drive when it loads the desktop. The icon files are either in the .exe or one of the .dll files, although it may be a separate icon file. You may be able to fix that by copying the setup folder for VLC to your local drive, then doing a change icon option on your shortcut and browse to that local folder to locate the icon image.

yes. but when i installed it on my external hdd, the icon is there. and also i'm using a ssd, so i'm afraid i'll have not enough space if i install all the applications on my ssd which is the main local drive...

btw this is not solved, i don't know who marked this as solved...

You need at least the files that store the icons copied locally if you want them to load properly.
Seems one of the moderators selected the best answer, likely in error as we don't usually select Best Answer ourselves unless it's an old thread or it's being locked for some reason.

 

[wolnavi]

If it's installed at an external drive you need to make sure the shortcut points to the right drive letter. If it works fine off the drive directly that is most likely the issue.

yea they are the same letter, i can launch the applications from the shortcut but i'm not sure why the icons are not loading...

Do you mean the icon as in the picture is not loading but the shortcut is there and working? Because it loads the shortcut from the files on the drive and does not see the drive when it loads the desktop. The icon files are either in the .exe or one of the .dll files, although it may be a separate icon file. You may be able to fix that by copying the setup folder for VLC to your local drive, then doing a change icon option on your shortcut and browse to that local folder to locate the icon image.

yes. but when i installed it on my external hdd, the icon is there. and also i'm using a ssd, so i'm afraid i'll have not enough space if i install all the applications on my ssd which is the main local drive...

btw this is not solved, i don't know who marked this as solved...

You need at least the files that store the icons copied locally if you want them to load properly.
Seems one of the moderators selected the best answer, likely in error as we don't usually select Best Answer ourselves unless it's an old thread or it's being locked for some reason.

I did that (copying the icon to the local drive) and it works, but out of curiosity, i tried to change it back again to the icon file on the external hard disk drive and it works, the icon is still there, even after restarting and shutting down and on-ing it back again, but again i'm not sure if it will revert back to not loading after a day or 2 so ill give it about 2-3 days and update here again

EDIT: well yep you have to have the icon file on the local drive... if not it will not load, thanks