The QuickLook daemon (background process) itself has a preferences file for each user (called '), which is also located in the user's preferences folder.

Remove the file from the preferences folder and relaunch the assocaited application to see if this helps. This file will be located in the /username/Library/Preferences/ folder and will be named with a scheme like '' (ie, ). QuickLook is a systemwide service that is available to many programs, and as such there are several avenues for troubleshooting.įirst, try removing the preference file for affected programs (including the Finder). So, we were told how to restore from Time Machine and things seemed to go well, but I did notice that I cannot use QuickLook anymore via Mail nor when I open the finder in columns. Thankfully, we had an external drive and it does daily back-ups via Time Machine. We took it to our Apple Retailer and the finally said that the hard drive was completely damaged. When we tried to turn it on, it stayed in a blue screen. Suddenly, iTunes got stuck and repetitive. If for some reason the QuickLook feature stops working there are several things you can try to get it up and running again.Ī MacFixIt reader 'Olga' recently wrote in with a situation where a restoration with Time Machine was successful except for the QuickLook feature:Ī month ago or so, I accidentally hit my MacBook with the power adapter (low battery) while the laptop was on and running Word and iTunes (not sure if anything else too). Of these, QuickLook is one of the most useful in allowing you get a brief bit of information about an item that does not have a preview option, or a more detailed look at the contents if the item does have a preview.

Apple has numerous 'at your fingertips' options in OS X, including icon previews, coverflow and column-view previews, as well as QuickLook and Dashboard.

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