[Help] Wallpaper previews don't work

[AltecXP]

Any idea how i fix this?

[Phantom Helix]

these are in your home folder correct? do the previews work in finder fine?

also you might have a bad file association for jpeg and/or other image formats

[AltecXP]

these are in your home folder correct? do the previews work in finder fine?

also you might have a bad file association for jpeg and/or other image formats

Yes it is in Pictures/Wallpaper. The previews work there.

[Phantom Helix]

This is a preff pane app that will allow you to change default app/file associations, not sure if that is whats wrong but we can at least use it to find out

The two tabs we are interested in are extensions and file types

on each tab scroll through the list to .jpeg/.jpg and see what app is associated

http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/

[AltecXP]

This is a preff pane app that will allow you to change default app/file associations, not sure if that is whats wrong but we can at least use it to find out

The two tabs we are interested in are extensions and file types

on each tab scroll through the list to .jpeg/.jpg and see what app is associated

http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/

Preview 5.0.1

[Phantom Helix]

ok, have reset your Mac since this happened?

and do you have any apps like, MainMenu or Macpilot? rebuilding your Launch services database might fix it but I don't know how to do it terminal so those Paid apps are all I can think of

[AltecXP]

What do you mean reset?

I rebuilt the launch services with Onyx, but it didn't help.

[Phantom Helix]

Restart, shutdown

[AltecXP]

oh, yes.

[Phantom Helix]

I am out of ideas atm, sorry,

can you clear and rebuild your icon database with Onyx?

generally I use iPhoto to catalogue every single image instead of reading them from folders directly, this sometimes happens to me but it is because the library file is on an external drive connected to a hub so it doesn't boot up fast enough sometimes.

[AltecXP]

Yup, I found a tip on the Apple forums about reinstalling 10.6.2 I'm going to give that a try.

[AltecXP]

Didnt work

[Phantom Helix]

ok, lol did you upgrade from 10.5 or clean install 10.6 or was this a machine that had 10.6 already?

The reason I ask is the first 2 times i did the upgrade from 10.5 slowly over time I would encounter various errors like this and could not find help to fix

but when I did a fresh clean install everything has been good for a long time now

[AltecXP]

clean install, it works for the stock photos and iPhotos but just not for the added folder

[Phantom Helix]

Have you tried deleting your desktop preferences ? http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?m...91�

Or disk utility fix permissions on your system HDD?

also found this process, never knew existed myself lol

I attribute the problem to a corrupted permissions set for my profile/Mac.

First step... Restart your Mac... hold down Shift ... till i say let it go... your mac will boot slowly into a BLUE screen... let go of shift... and it will go into SAFE BOOT... log into your normal profile.

Step Two

Run Disk Utils... Select your HD... and on the left "Repair Permissions"

Go get a coffee... it will take a while.

Once Completed...

Step Three

Select Repair Disk on the RHS... or if it is not lit up to be selected... Check Disk.

Get another Coffee... it will also take a while...

[AltecXP]

fixing perms didnt work, neither did deleting that plist

[Phantom Helix]

blah, lol this killing me, i've got to figure this out :wacko:

What are the properties for that folder when you option/right click? are they how they should be including the perms?

[giga Veteran]

Try removing the folder from that preference pane, and then in Finder copy paste the wallpapers to a new folder. Then in the preference pane again, add that folder.

If that doesn't work, move com.apple.systempreferences.plist to the desktop and then re-open system preferences.

[Phantom Helix]

I knew a better Mac Guru would come in eventually lol

[AltecXP]

Try removing the folder from that preference pane, and then in Finder copy paste the wallpapers to a new folder. Then in the preference pane again, add that folder.

If that doesn't work, move com.apple.systempreferences.plist to the desktop and then re-open system preferences.

I tried #1. didn't help any. the problem effected any photo folder i was adding.

Ended up just reinstalling OS X.

[Nightkrawler]

Hmm i know you fixed it by reinstalling, but maybe did you enable to view hidden files before?

Files beginning with an . are usually hidden and likely contain just metadata - or didn't even normal picture thumbnails (without an .) show up?

Maybe someone who gets the same problem finds this thread.