Icon thumbnail preview issue

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I just got a new workstation, a new M1 Mac Mini with the most current MacOS, Bug Sur. On my previous workstation, I could search for a type of file on my network and Finder would present a field of all of the files that matched with preview thumbnails of the file. This is instrumental for my job, to be able to find a file visually out of hundreds of the same file type. On my new workstation, I am only presented with icons of the applications in which they were saved. Luckily, I was able to retain my previous workstation, so I can visually search using that set-up, but I sure would like to be able to do that on my new one.

I need this...

...not this.

Could this be an Apple OS issue or an Adobe issue? I don't know. I'm just trying to do what I need to.

John Waller · Answer

On my new workstation, I am only presented with icons of the applications in which they were saved.

This is an Apple OS issue (in Finder) rather than Adobe. Thumbnail previews are definitely supported. Should be a simple fix. Just depends on the root cause.

Try

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252295501

https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/182536/why-cant-i-see-thumbnails-in-the-finder

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