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albertof72196494
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December 22, 2022
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adobe indesign 18.1 preview not showing in mac os 12.6 finder preview pane

  • December 22, 2022
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Suddenly my mac os 12.6 preview pane does not show previews of the InDesign icon or the document

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Correct answer ftgben

YES!!! The fix is here! update took care of the problem. Thank you Adobe for listening to your designers needs.

24 replies

Participant
July 8, 2023

I think this problem is not solved, only 1 of the two problems of the questioner was solved here. The second problem that bothers me is that the icon of the Indesign application does not appear on macOS in the preview pane as it was before in version CC2022 (v17) if you do not use the document preview.
To explain a bit, I have this option turned off by default, I don't need a preview of the document, I know what's in the document and also previously these previews increased the file size quite a bit - now I haven't tried it yet because due to workflows I'm upgrading to new versions later.
So I would like the preview pane to display a large icon as before, there are two reasons for this:
1) it's slow, whether the preview is stored there or not, browsing a folder with multiple indd documents is slow. This is because the system always tries to load the preview and it takes a while before it displays a straight application icon. On the local storage, the slowdown is smaller, but it is there, but I often work via vpn and browsing such documents on the server is a pain because the system first downloads the full size of the document and then only displays the message "ah preview is not available"... I note that I don't open the documents, I just click on them to be able to download them to my storage.
2) it's not aesthetically pleasing

Thanks, Stanley

ftgben
Inspiring
July 8, 2023

This was fixed. No issue now on Mac. 

Participant
July 10, 2023

I'm sorry, but I think we don't understand each other. Below is an example of what I want the system to do if I DON'T want to use document previews. I WANT to display the application icon as it was before version 2023. Just the same as it works with idml files or if I select more indd files - in that case you don't see the document previews either, but again only the application icons. It is not only a display feature, but mainly the speed of viewing such documents.

albertof72196494
Known Participant
May 30, 2023

Yes indeeeeed, it appears that the issue is finally fixed!

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Participating Frequently
May 31, 2023

Yeah..!! I can finally see my previews! remember that if they are in the cloud they cannot be seen. they have to download.  Thanks Adobe.

Known Participant
May 26, 2023

I just received the 18.3 update, and I can confirm that this did, indeed, fix the issue. FIIIIIIIIIIIIINALLY.

ftgben
ftgbenCorrect answer
Inspiring
May 26, 2023

YES!!! The fix is here! update took care of the problem. Thank you Adobe for listening to your designers needs.

Curtis5FCB
Participant
May 26, 2023

Huzzah! I finally got the 18.3 update today, and lo and behold; when I clicked on one of the InDesign layout files I worked on yesterday (after the MacOS verified the updated InDesign app) a Finder preview appeared, clear as day! Thanks Adobe!

Rishabh_Tiwari
Community Manager
Community Manager
May 26, 2023

Glad to hear that! Feel free to update the discussion if you need further assistance.

 

Thanks

Rishabh

ftgben
Inspiring
May 19, 2023

still waiting for creative cloud to release the 18.3 update. nothing available in my area yet (Western States, US)

ftgben
Inspiring
May 22, 2023

Well, Adobe is taking a while to give us the 18.3 update. Three days still waiting. Since then, Upgraded to Ventura, hoping that would spur an Indesign update. No indication that a new update is soon. Creative cloud shows up to date on version 18.2.1.

Sincerely, not impressed.

Inspiring
May 18, 2023

Finally, it's SOLVED for me!

With the update of InDesign to version 18.3 the previews work.

You just need to update the app.

KMHDESIGN
Participant
May 18, 2023

hopefully 18.3 will come to southern California soon. Adobe CC says im current at 18.2.1

Participant
April 28, 2023

I finally discovered that my layer was somehow made into a template layer, and moving my objects to a normal layer solved the issue - check if this is the case for you. 

ftgben
Inspiring
April 28, 2023

Not the case for me. It simply does not show in finder column view. 

ftgben
Inspiring
April 20, 2023

ADOBE!! Please fix this problem. Your designers are begging for your communication. Stop being silent.

Community Expert
April 21, 2023

Hi @ftgben ,

InDesign 18.3 will be released soon, I think.

Let's hope that your issue is fixed with that version.

 

If you want to test InDesign 18.3 become a member of InDesign Prerelease.

 

How to Join Creative Cloud Prerelease Programs
Erin Finnegan, UPDATE July 24th, 2020
https://blog.developer.adobe.com/how-to-join-creative-cloud-prerelease-programs-ccecc10ae7d3

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

ftgben
Inspiring
April 21, 2023

Let's hope so. I would think Adobe would be listening to the designers that use their product and take the time to voice their opinions.

ftgben
Inspiring
April 17, 2023

Unfornunately I posted a fix earlier on this post. I had success for almost one whole week! then previews failed to show again. I rebuilt and reinstalled my font library and vault to eliminate the finger pointing. When I talked with Font's Connect, they assured me it wasnt their problem. Back to mediocracy again in the service departments and what to expect out of our software. ...Oh what's that? Did I hear Quark calling?

gargiulo
Participating Frequently
May 3, 2023

Oh, not the Q word!

ftgben
Inspiring
May 3, 2023

In fact, none of the finder views show a preview for indesign docs. Icon view, Gallery, List, Column...

I hope Adobe is listening

ftgben
Inspiring
April 4, 2023

SOLVED! Adobe has fixed this finally. Version 18.2.1. I just noticed it working now. Older documents that did not have a preview need to be opened and resaved. At lease that is what I have experienced.

Participating Frequently
April 5, 2023

Then you're lucky, it's still not working for me, I'm also working with the latest InDesign version. This has been going on for months now and I wonder when Adobe will finally fix it.

ftgben
Inspiring
April 6, 2023

I had an update with plug-ins with Fonts Connect (AKA Suitcase). I noticed the preview right afterwards.