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Marina30115964yde3
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May 28, 2023
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Photoshop Elements 2018 Icons when saving

  • May 28, 2023
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When I would save a photo I edited to my desktop on Photoshop Elements 2018 on my Mac Book Pro, it would save it and I could see the specific image as the icon. All of a sudden, it began saving them with the image of a white background with JPEG in blue. I cannot see the actual picture/image anymore which makes it difficult as I am an artist. How can I have it save so I can see the actual painting image?

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Jeff Arola
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Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 28, 2023

Can you see the preview of files in the Finder?

 

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Marina30115964yde3Author
Participant
June 5, 2023

Yes,I see the preview of files in the Finder but not on my desktop or List where I need them. I am an artist and work with multiple images at a time.

Glenn 8675309
Glenn 8675309
Legend
June 5, 2023

In windows you won't see the thumbnails unless you choose something larger than small icons.

Windows has thumbs.db- it's gets automatically created, as needed. 

MAC equivalent is DS_Store.

What you describe can be attributed to corrupt DS_Store files.

My "give it a try idea":   find and delete all your DS_Store files.... they will get recreated as needed.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/remove-ds-store-files-on-macos-d2f8dca0-740a-4f7e-89b9-5b2cbbc50386#:~:text=Deleting%20the%20corrupted%20files%20can,Finder%20window%2C%20and%20window%20backgrounds.



 

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Marina30115964yde3Author
Participant
May 28, 2023

Hope this gets to you Jeff. I haven't posted here before and it is unfamiliar. I received your email. I am using OS Monterey, Mac Book Pro 2016. Followed your instructions and yes, I did have Show Icon Preview checked! Not sure what to do now.

Glenn 8675309
Glenn 8675309
Legend
May 28, 2023

Try this.

Open Activity Monitor.app

Search for a process called "com.apple.quicklook.ThumbnailsAgent"

 

Forced quit that process

Relaunch the Finder (right click Finder, click "Relaunch"


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Marina30115964yde3Author
Participant
May 28, 2023

Sorry but you lost me. I couldn't access any of these suggestions. Don't know how.

 

Jeff Arola
Community Expert
Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 28, 2023

What version of macOS are you using?

 

After you click on your desktop, go to View>Show View Options and verify Show Icon Preview is checked.

 

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