How to change color of audio files

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The color of audio files has always been pinkish. I've tried changing the Artists and Albums settings in Displa->Fields but it didn't change. Is that the wrong location of field names?

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Pink usually means the file is compressed (at the filesystem level, not just as in MP3 or Zip compression).

More detail here:

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These are just mp3 files and Windows 7. The color has always been that way, well over five years. I never changed them since I don't look at that directory much but I have been lately so it more of a bother.

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One of the following must be true:

  • They're compressed (compression existed in Windows 7 as well).

    Have you tried disabling the Compressed files and folders checkbox in Preferences / Display / Colors and Fonts / Files and folders - Compressed (shown in the FAQ I linked) and clicking Apply? That's the quickest way to test whether or not it involves compression.

  • It's also possible they have the System + Hidden attributes set.

    That's more red than pink, assuming the default colors, but hidden files are slightly washed out which can make System + Hidden files look a little pink. It'd be unusual for mp3s to be flagged as system files, but I've seen it happen.

    That comes from Preferences / Display / Colors and Fonts / Files and folders - System.

  • Or you've applied a label in Opus that changes their colors.

    Labels can be applied to individual files, and can be reset via the menu shown in Set File & Folder Colors/Labels via Context Menu.

    But if even a brand new *.mp3 file is a different color then it might be a label matching *.mp3 or similar, which you'd find under Preferences / Favorites and Recent / Label Assignments. (None exist by default.)

    Label colors are defined under Preferences / Favorites and Recent / Labels.

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The files were compressed. The answer was in the FAQ you quoted but the reference to Windows 10 made me think it didn't apply. I was able to change the color. Thank you.

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Glad it's working as you want now!

I've edited the FAQ slightly to make it clearer that it applies to older versions of Windows as well.