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File info & thumbnail display in finder window

Hello people,


My finder windows are displaying on the right side an entire section dedicated for the file thumnail and some basic info. I don't know how this section is called.



Unfortunately, even when no file is selected, the full section is still there and empty. A big waste of space on my screen.



Is there a way I make this full section closed by default in my finder and automatically open when I'm browsing through JPG and TIFF files ?


Thanks,

Alexandre


Posted on Oct 2, 2020 1:26 AM

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Posted on Oct 2, 2020 1:48 AM

That is called the Preview panel.

Click on View in the menubar and click on Hide Preview.


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Oct 2, 2020 2:02 AM in response to napo23

napo23 wrote:

Hello people,

My finder windows are displaying on the right side an entire section dedicated for the file thumnail and some basic info. I don't know how this section is called.
Unfortunately, even when no file is selected, the full section is still there and empty. A big waste of space on my screen.
Is there a way I make this full section closed by default in my finder and automatically open when I'm browsing through JPG and TIFF files ?

Thanks,
Alexandre


You can make it close by default but it wouldn't open automatically. Either you can "Show Preview" or "Hide Preview".



File info & thumbnail display in finder window

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