TortoiseHG icons are missing

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I've checked my TortoiseHG settings and it's set to show the folder icons showing the status of the files, but I don't see them. I'm running Windows 7, does anyone know what could be the problem?

Humbertohumble answered 29/4, 2011 at 19:36 Comment(0)

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I had a similar issue with Overlay icons being removed after installing TortoiseHg. The registry icons in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers were ok but still no icons where showing.

I found out that the icon paths in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TortoiseOverlays for some reason where looking in the folder CommonFiles\TortoiseOverlays\Icons\MUFWin7 which did not exist.

I don't know how this happened or how this folder was deleted(if it ever existed) but by changing that path I solved the issue.

Empurple answered 18/1, 2013 at 21:26 Comment(0)

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I've had this problem before. It's important to reboot after freshly installing TortoiseHG (or possibly just logoff and logon again.)

If this doesn't work, then it's possible that you have too many icon overlays types being used by various progams.

This tortoisesvn discussion talks about maxing out icon overlays.

I think the registry entries that TortoiseHG uses in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers are 1TortoiseNomal, 2TortoiseModified, 3TortoiseConflict, etc...

You need to make sure that there aren't too many icon overlays before these. Of course this could break other overlays!

Cartwright answered 29/4, 2011 at 19:52 Comment(1)

I can add to this since I have had to do this at least 5 times in the last year or so... Make sure also to go to TortoiseHg > Explorer Extension Settings and un-check the icon overlays you delete from the registry ;--) – Aperture 5/3, 2012 at 16:37

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I had a similar issue with Overlay icons being removed after installing TortoiseHg. The registry icons in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers were ok but still no icons where showing.

I found out that the icon paths in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TortoiseOverlays for some reason where looking in the folder CommonFiles\TortoiseOverlays\Icons\MUFWin7 which did not exist.

I don't know how this happened or how this folder was deleted(if it ever existed) but by changing that path I solved the issue.

Empurple answered 18/1, 2013 at 21:26 Comment(0)

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May be you install some new soft ,so there are so many overlay icons.delete some,reboot explorer.exe.Windows can only show a limited number of Overlay Icons (15 total, 11 after what Windows uses).

Guadalquivir answered 15/3, 2013 at 6:56 Comment(0)

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Just happened to me, and I wasted 2 hours looking for solution.

I ended up rebooting, now the icons are showing.

There is a service Overlay Icon Server , make sure it is started once rebooted.

Pedi answered 4/12, 2014 at 22:7 Comment(0)

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