Preview no longer previewing (when you tap space on a file)

Before, when I tapped space, Preview showed a complete "preview" of the image/pdf/etc. Now, it just shows file details (see attached image) instead a full image.

When I restart the mac, it works for a short while before it stops previewing. What can be done?

Posted on Mar 20, 2022 3:32 AM

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1 reply

dialabrain

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Mar 20, 2022 3:42 AM in response to uzman05

A couple things to try…

Relaunch the Finder by control clicking on its icon in the Dock.
Boot into Safe Mode then restart normally.

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