I don't get to see a preview of my PSD files in Finder

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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:

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How can I change this?

Kriem

Posted 2011-08-25T11:47:25.740

Reputation: 2 535

Simply checking the Maximize PSD and PSB File compatibility worked for me (Yosemite 10.10.5, CC 2015) – Demonike – 2015-09-04T07:27:24.943

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. – slhck – 2011-08-25T11:53:41.937

All files, even after re-save. – Kriem – 2011-08-25T12:05:18.503

Did you install a new OS since it worked? – Daniel Beck – 2011-08-25T12:58:45.357

Nope. This has been happening even before the Lion update. – Kriem – 2011-08-25T13:00:37.757

1Check "Maximize Compatibility," just try, for the heck of it. It's somewhere in File Handling preferences. – Vervious – 2011-08-26T01:04:21.827

Nope. Nothing. :( – Kriem – 2011-08-26T08:11:12.760

Can you still open them in Preview? – Kalessin – 2011-09-01T18:04:14.370

Do you have in Photoshop –> Preferences –> File Handling settings both Maximize Compatibility and Image Previews checked ? – harrymc – 2011-09-01T20:07:33.857

@Kalessin - Nope, it shows nothing. – Kriem – 2011-09-02T09:13:34.980

@harrymc - Image previews checked, Maximize compatibility checked. The little icon now shows the preview, but the actual preview (quick look) still doesn't show the preview. – Kriem – 2011-09-02T09:18:15.190

Answers

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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:

  1. 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.
  2. Reinstall the Mac OS X Update.

harrymc

Posted 2011-08-25T11:47:25.740

Reputation: 306 093

Well I'll be darned! Fixed! :D – Kriem – 2011-09-02T17:49:02.957

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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.

Jeffrey Isbell

Posted 2011-08-25T11:47:25.740

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