I used to be able to see previews of my Photoshop documents in Finder, both as an icon and with Quick Look. Now, all .psd files just show a white box:
How can I change this?
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Does this happen to all PSD files? What happens if you re-save the files? I've seen very unpredictable behavior for those previews, some of my files have it, some don't.– slhckAug 25, 2011 at 11:53
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All files, even after re-save.– KriemAug 25, 2011 at 12:05
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Did you install a new OS since it worked?– Daniel Beck ♦Aug 25, 2011 at 12:58
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Nope. This has been happening even before the Lion update.– KriemAug 25, 2011 at 13:00
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1Check "Maximize Compatibility," just try, for the heck of it. It's somewhere in File Handling preferences.– VerviousAug 26, 2011 at 1:04
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First step : Go to Photoshop –> Preferences –> File Handling settings, and set both Maximize Compatibility and Image Previews to checked.
If that does not help, the article FIX: Quick look on OSX not working (black box) suggests two solutions:
- Select Utilities > Disk Utility, and then "Repair Disk Permissions". You will have to boot from the install media if you are repairing the same drive that your system boots from.
- Reinstall the Mac OS X Update.
This worked for me. In Photoshop - Preferences - File Handling - DISABLE COMPRESSION OF PSD AND PSB FILES. I guess Finder doesn't like decompressing saved files to make a preview. It's funny though, I already do save with all preview images. But they barely work and usually fade out right after they appear.
