Thumbnail Previews not showing

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2022-08-27 20:46:27

Version 2.4.5 Odesa, macOS 12.5.1

When I use cmd+O to open a existing file the thumbnail previedw does not work, image attached. Those same files show thumbnals when I select the pixelmator ppro folder in finder and view that way. Anyway to resolve?

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2022-08-29 11:01:02

Have you checked Preview options if "Show icon preview" is enabled?
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2022-08-29 11:26:36

In pixelmator? Where do I find that? I get previews of all other icons in macos.
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2022-08-29 11:36:59

No - it´s a macOS Finder feature and works per folder content and not globally afaik - so good chance it´s disabled for that folder.
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2022-08-29 11:39:24

Yes, that is enabled and works. The issue I am having is when I am in Pixelmator Pro and hit "command+O" to open an existing project. IT is there that the icon previews do not work.
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2022-08-29 11:44:58

Ah - I see - yes I can confirm and would call it a bug (if it´s not a restriction by Apple´s API in any way) but holding space-bar will generate a preview though.
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2022-08-29 11:48:27

Yeah it's defimntly a bug, it has always worked 90% of the time.
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2022-08-29 11:49:34

Could ".pxd" is a document and not an image per macOS definition and there for no Preview available.
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2022-08-29 11:51:44

No, because the previews work outside of pixelmator. I can navigate to the folder in finder and it works as expected.
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2022-08-29 11:54:19

Strange: when I call cmd+O and search for ".pxd" I´ll get Previews.
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2022-09-08 13:27:58

Strange: when I call cmd+O and search for ".pxd" I´ll get Previews.
Same here.

Newbie, do you have Thumbnails enabled in System Preferences > Extensions > Quick Look? Are you still experiencing this issue after the 2.4.7 update?
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2022-09-08 13:33:10

The updated solved it for me.
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2022-09-08 13:47:45

Glad to hear it!
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2022-09-08 13:50:15

It has happened a couple of times in the year I have used Pixelmator Pro, I have no idea the cause.