"quick look" no longer plays audio

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Recently, I found that I can no longer use "quick look" in a Finder window to audition sound files.

Now, all I get is a link to open the file in Apple Music.

Is there a preference somewhere where I can go back to just being able to audition an audio field directly in Quick Look?

iMac 24″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Dec 12, 2022 10:32 AM

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Hi xnau,

According to View and edit files with Quick Look on Mac macOS Monterey 12 and even the latest macOS Ventura 13, you can play and trim audio using Quick Look by

On your Mac, select one or more items, then press the Space bar.
Trim an audio or video item: Click the Trim button , then drag the yellow handles in the trimming bar. To test your changes, click Play icon. To start over, click Revert. When you’re ready to save your changes, click Done, then choose to replace the original file or create a new one."

If it doesn't behave as expected, you can try some basic troubleshooting steps:

Take care.

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Thanks so much, your comment assured me that the feature wasn't gone, just needed to restart. That fixed it.

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