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Quicklook isn't working after Monterey update

Hello, yesterday I installed Monterey on my Air M1, but quicklook isn't working after the update.


I have to kill the process several times a day in Activity Monitor.


Is there any way to fix this?

MacBook Air (2020 or later)

Posted on Oct 27, 2021 10:55 AM

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Posted on Nov 2, 2021 12:48 PM

Relaunching the Finder solved this for me as well. Hold down the option key and the control key, then click on the Finder icon in the dock, and then choose Relaunch. (I'm on an M1 Pro 14" MacBook Pro running Monterey 12.0.1.


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Nov 2, 2021 12:48 PM in response to RichardBolivar

Relaunching the Finder solved this for me as well. Hold down the option key and the control key, then click on the Finder icon in the dock, and then choose Relaunch. (I'm on an M1 Pro 14" MacBook Pro running Monterey 12.0.1.


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Oct 29, 2021 11:08 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Ok, look what I did (So far solved). I was reading looking for some solution and I found this:


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262


There is a part that says: “It also does a basic check of your startup disk, similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility. And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and the kernel cache, which are automatically created again as needed. "


So I gave it a try and after restart the problem was solved.


However I reinstalled the cleanmymac just to test if it was the problem, but the problem with the quicklook did not reappear.


I'm NOT a fan of cleanmymac, understanding what you say I'm not going to use it again, but since I have an MBA, my main disk is low on space, so I ask you if there is a disk monitor or something similar, or do you recommend don't install anything additional and manually view it in “About this Mac”?


By the way, excuse my English, I do the best I can.

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Jan 24, 2022 11:16 PM in response to RichardBolivar

Hi all frustrated quicklook users :-). Here is a link to a post which worked for me on my iMac late 2017 and my MacBookPro M1 Max. Hope this will also work for you too:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253448931?answerId=256667055022&cid=em-com-apple_watches_email_thread_owner-view_the_full_discussion-en-us-11192020#256667055022


I have not Quicklook problems for now and all files are working fine.

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Nov 4, 2021 8:26 AM in response to RichardBolivar

Hi, I had this problem too but I solved it by doing the following:

  • Open the Activity monitor
  • Search for "quick"
  • The Finder icon and name should pop up as a drop-down menu
  • Open it
  • Force quit the element "QuickLookUIService (Finder)" inside

Then you should be able to use quicklook feature like before!

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Oct 29, 2021 10:28 AM in response to RichardBolivar

FWIW, As I posted above, I have four installs of Monterey, three on Intel Macs and one M1 Mac. None have the problem so it appears it is a local problem. In your specific case, CleanMyMac X may have caused damage that would require a reinstall of Monterey or a clean install.

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Oct 29, 2021 10:32 AM in response to RichardBolivar

I know, and others don't.

This is not unusual. It is a matter figuring out what is different. CMM is one such thing, others may have antivirus, etc.

Many of the problems people are having with Monterey come down to either stuff like this, or older software that is not fully compatible. It is so easy to upgrade that some people have been doing it for years, never doing a clean install. That can lead to old stuff that suddenly breaks.



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Nov 4, 2021 1:51 AM in response to Gillikat

I have this same issue as well, and the restarting of Finder fixes it, however, this is just a workaround. I'd suggest that Apple take a look at this as it's clearly an issue for a number of people and there will probably be a load more not looking at this discussion thread.

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Nov 4, 2021 8:42 AM in response to FedericoPeruzzo

FedericoPeruzzo wrote:

• Hi, I had this problem too but I solved it by doing the following:
Open the Activity monitor
• Search for "quick"
• The Finder icon and name should pop up as a drop-down menu
• Open it
• Force quit the element "QuickLookUIService (Finder)" inside
Then you should be able to use quicklook feature like before!

Yes, I did, but it is a temporary solution, after a while quicklook stops working.

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Nov 12, 2021 9:08 PM in response to RichardBolivar

I was having this problem with .pages files in particular. I noticed that it was only happening with older .pages files. If you open these .pages files and press the spacebar you will get dialogue box asking you if you want to upgrade the file. If you allow the file to upgrade it will then work with quicklook.

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Nov 18, 2021 8:30 AM in response to Pascal Balthrop

Thanks bro, it worked for my MacBook Air M1. Earlier I used to restart my Mac, now this method is helping me alot

Relaunching the Finder solved this for me as well. Hold down the option key and the control key, then click on the Finder icon in the dock, and then choose Relaunch running Monterey 12.0.1

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