.eps files not showing preview in finder

[jenniferk47645559]

After upgrading to Monterey on my Imac all of my .eps files stopped showing the preview in the finder. This is a huge problem, has this happened to anyone else? Any idea on a fix?

[marliton]

Hi. That's a MacOS issue. Maybe this can be helpful: https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/files-in-finder-not-showing-previews/

[alison.aaha]

I tried doing what the article said and it's still not showing .eps icon previews.

[jenniferk47645559]

Thank you for your reply, but that's not the issue... I've tried everything but it's just .eps files and it happened right after I installed the new Mac OS Monterey... I'll keep searching.

[Test Screen Name]

This is one of the "improvements" in Monterey. I don't know why Apple killed EPS previews, but they did. It does not seem to be an accident or a bug, but a deliberate change.

[Brad @ Roaring Mouse]

Monterey is missing the module that Quicklook used to generate previews for EPS files. Monterey now has instead a module for Illustrator, but if it was designed to handle EPS too, it ain't workin'.

 That being said, the "fix" mentioned in this thread actually works (I have previews in my Monterey as we speak) but it does mean hacking the system a bit so might be something you don't want to risk. Considering the "fix" is literally insering a short sentence of code seems to indicate this might be addressed in a future OS 12 update. We shall see.

[jenniferk47645559]

Thank you so much for the explanation, I was going nuts looking for the reason why this was happening, and I do hope they fix it in an update. Very short sited on Apple's part, Graphic Designers need to see their .EPS file previews! Oh my gosh, I converted a lot of my files to .ai but anything that you purchase from Shutterstock or Istock or any other stock souce for graphics still use .EPS files! Shame on Apple! 

[frozengrapes]

Could you help me out with this fix? I'm good up until the part where the instructions say to:
"Save this Info.plist” file. Copy the complete “Illustrator.qlgenerator” file. Type it in the below directory:"

How exactly does one type the file into the directory? I'm unsure what to do here

[Ton Frederiks]

See:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/after-installation-of-monterey-no-more-eps-pr...

[jo64175922]

you can select the eps file in the Finder then 'space bar' preview the file.

That's all I got.

Cheers

[JPAhonen]

I'm struggling with this one too. Neither AI nor EPS files show thumbnails anymore on Finder on my M1 Mac Mini. This is extremely frustrating since I have hundreds of EPS files and I can't navigate through them anymore with ease. I think this issue is with Apple but I think Adobe should really make Apple fix this ASAP. This is a serious bug affecting a lot of creative people at the moment who work with Illustrator files. With older MacOS there were no issues showing EPS or AI thumbnails but the latest versions of macOS just screw up everything.  I mean I cannot even quick preview EPS files right now since the space bar method simply does not work. The only way to view files is pretty much to drag them to the Preview app and view it there. But that is a just ridiculous workaround in 2022.

And at the same time, Apple/Adobe could you also introduce first page thumbnails for Indesign files too on macOS? Too much to ask!?! 

[tracyc475]

My workaround for this was to go to Photoshop, File, Scripts, Image Processor, and save all files as jpg. It runs automatically and does so pretty quickly. This allows you to preview all of the eps files as jpgs so you can determine which image you would like to use in your layout. Hope this helps!

[gnor]

I guess they assume that everyone loves and uses Adobe Bridge.
Personally, I don't.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Not saying this is the case here, but in my experience, most CC users that don't like Bridge don't know its full capabilities. 

[B.L.D.]

lol, no David. It's bloated and slow.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

There is a delay the first time one visits a folder, while Bridge builds the previews, but after that speed is limited by one's system.

[Anubhav M]

Hello @jenniferk47645559,

Sorry to hear about this experience. As suggested by Marliton, this is something that macOS's Finder application controls. As a workaround, try using Bridge for managing your files, as suggested by Gnor. This way, you will be able to preview not just EPS files but native PSD, AI, INDD, and Adobe PDF files as well.

Kindly update this thread if you need further assistance. We'd be happy to help.

Thanks,

Anubhav

[JPAhonen]

I would prefer not to use Bridge but I might have to start using it since there seems to be no other solution. The sad part is that macOS Finder used to show EPS and AI file preview thumbnails but something went wrong with the last two macOS releases and those thumbnails no longer show up. And Apple doesn't seem to care to fix this. This is still something I feel Adobe should try to get Apple to fix since this is a huge loss for content creators. It's a big step backwards.

[David23065539enz7]

I don't want to use bridge either so I found a work around. I downloaded a file name changer and searched for all my eps files. I changed the extensions to .ai and can now preview them all. hope this helps.

[David23065539enz7]

then whenever I download an eps file in the future I just change the extension 

[JPAhonen]

That doesn't work since on my M1 Mac Mini (running the latest macOS) even AI files don't show thumbnails. 

[faridkei89]

i've try this way edit the info.plist file , and it's worked guys. 
https://www.thetechexplained.com/fix-missing-icon-preview-for-eps-files-in-macos-monterey/546/ 

[JPAhonen]

I tried this but it did not work. It won't make any difference to change it to AI since AI files don't show up either.

[wpcfitz]

I can't replace the updated Illustrator.qlgenerator file in my Library. How do I do that? I can't save over it or drag it into the Library.

[morganm46339060]

I'm having the same issue. Even though I am an admin on my own computer, it says I don't have permission to write files into the /Library/Quicklook folder...