Finder preview size is too small sinc the latest upgrades to High Sierra and Mojave

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Finder preview size is too small sinc the latest upgrades to High Sierra and Mojave

I am using an iMac Pro with Mojave. When using finder in column view the preview of the file takes up only ONLY HALF of the available space in the preview pane. I am sure that with versions prior to Sierra the image of the file would nearly fill the entire preview panel. I know I can change the size of the image by dragging the corner of the finder window, but that is not solution, as increasing the size of the window, even up to full monitor size still leaves the image of the file at half the available space vertically.

Can anyone advise how to make the image larger?

iMac 27", 10.12

Posted on Feb 2, 2019 8:12 AM

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dialabrain

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Feb 2, 2019 8:28 AM in response to Tricky57

On a 27" screen the Preview image is nearly 6" high. If you need it larger than that, select the image and press the space bar to invoke QuickLook.

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Feb 22, 2019 12:47 PM in response to dialabrain

I agree. I can get back to the page I want by hitting space-bar and then scrolling.

I look at a lot of PDFs in the finder window before moving them around. With Sierra the image was sufficiently large that I didn't need the several extra steps of pressing the space bar and then scrolling. I really hope there is some tweak I could do to have the preview image at the old Sierra size.

The new size in Mojave is around one-quarter of the size in Sierra, (comparing like-for-like in full screen with same resolution).

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Tricky57 Author

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Feb 11, 2019 12:47 PM in response to Tricky57

Dear Apple, I can do without the extra step of pressing the space bar. Old Sierra preview screen and Mojave finder preview are compared in the image below.

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dialabrain

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Feb 11, 2019 12:53 PM in response to Tricky57

Apple is not here. This is a users forum. You can let Apple know what you don't need here: Feedback - macOS - Apple

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Tricky57 Author

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Feb 22, 2019 3:27 AM in response to dialabrain

dialbrain, your solution is quite cumbersome if the document has many pages, as pressing the spacebar takes you back to page number 1. That is quite annoying if you were trying to look at page 300.

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dialabrain

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Feb 22, 2019 4:04 AM in response to Tricky57

Yes, whether you select a PDF in the Finder or use Quick Look it will show the first page. Just as it always has.

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dialabrain

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Feb 22, 2019 4:21 AM in response to Tricky57

Perhaps you misunderstood. If you select a PDF in the Finder then press the space bar, it will open the PDF and you can scroll through the pages using the mouse or the up/down arrow keys.

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Finder preview size is too small sinc the latest upgrades to High Sierra and Mojave

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