Finder icon view images pixelated in Mac OS

There seems to be a bug in MacOS relating to display of images in icon view.


If you open a folder, choose icon view and drag the size slider to the extreme right you get pixelated images.


Is there any workaround?


I'm on Monterey 12.3.1.


Thanks in advance,

Andreas

MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Apr 16, 2022 08:54 AM

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Posted on Apr 16, 2022 09:31 AM

kernasi wrote:

There seems to be a bug in MacOS relating to display of images in icon view.

If you open a folder, choose icon view and drag the size slider to the extreme right you get pixelated images.

Is there any workaround?

I'm on Monterey 12.3.1.

Thanks in advance,
Andreas



Yes. There are some bugs here.


Open Activity Monitor

Search for a process called "com.apple.quicklook.ThumbnailsAgent"

Forced quit that process

Relaunch the Finder (hold the Control Option keys click Finder> Relaunch



if no resolve—

Do not drag the slider to the extreme right. Do or use what works.


Use a different view(?) List view for example.


Get to know the Finder on your Mac

Get to know the Finder on your Mac - Apple Support


See and organize your files in the Finder on Mac - Apple ...

Organize your files in the Finder on Mac - Apple Support





submit your Apple Feedback/file a bug report here: Product Feedback - Apple




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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Apr 16, 2022 09:31 AM in response to kernasi

kernasi wrote:

There seems to be a bug in MacOS relating to display of images in icon view.

If you open a folder, choose icon view and drag the size slider to the extreme right you get pixelated images.

Is there any workaround?

I'm on Monterey 12.3.1.

Thanks in advance,
Andreas



Yes. There are some bugs here.


Open Activity Monitor

Search for a process called "com.apple.quicklook.ThumbnailsAgent"

Forced quit that process

Relaunch the Finder (hold the Control Option keys click Finder> Relaunch



if no resolve—

Do not drag the slider to the extreme right. Do or use what works.


Use a different view(?) List view for example.


Get to know the Finder on your Mac

Get to know the Finder on your Mac - Apple Support


See and organize your files in the Finder on Mac - Apple ...

Organize your files in the Finder on Mac - Apple Support





submit your Apple Feedback/file a bug report here: Product Feedback - Apple




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