[Help] Wallpaper previews don't work


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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.

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/

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

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

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.

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

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...

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.

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.

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.

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