Finder icon view doesn't show image thumbnail

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Finder icon view doesn't show image thumbnail

Well, I actually HAD this problem and found a solution that instantly worked for me. As it was not possible to reply to previous threads I will "Ask a new question" and provide the answer :-)

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 12.1

Posted on Feb 8, 2022 9:10 AM

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Feb 8, 2022 9:12 AM in response to DJF3

I found a solution that worked for me:

Open Activity Monitor
Search for a process called "com.apple.quicklook.ThumbnailsAgent"
Forced quit that process
Relaunch the Finder (right click Finder, click "Relaunch"

Almost instantly my icon view showed thumbnails. :-)

Hope it works for you!

DJ

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