OS 10.5 - How to set File-type icons instead of Mini-Previews

whiskey55 · whiskey55 #1 (**permalink**)

09-02-2009, 06:00 PM

How do I make the icon for documents, pictures, etc. show the default "jpg" or "pdf" or w/e icon instead of a small version of the actual document?

leopard-user1 · leopard-user1 #2 (**permalink**)

09-02-2009, 06:46 PM

In the Finder, go to View > Show View Options... (or ⌘J) and uncheck "Show Icon Preview".

whiskey55 · whiskey55 #3 (**permalink**)

09-02-2009, 08:29 PM

Thanks, that works in the Finder, but how do I make that happen system-wide? Meaning I want it to apply to icons on the Desktop and in Stacks too.

torchy · torchy #4 (**permalink**)

09-02-2009, 08:52 PM

Right click the desktop > Show View Options > uncheck Show Icon Preview.
Stacks > Right Click > View contents as List.

whiskey55 · whiskey55 #5 (**permalink**)

09-02-2009, 09:01 PM

Sweet, thanks dude.

leopard-user1 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2009 Location: New York, NY Posts: 531 Mac Specs: 17" MacBook Pro, 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, not unibody	09-02-2009, 06:46 PM In the Finder, go to View > Show View Options... (or ⌘J) and uncheck "Show Icon Preview". (from scienceteecher.com) 17" MacBook Pro, OSX 10.6.2 Snow Leopard
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torchy #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 25, 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 758 Mac Specs: 13" MBA. 15" MBP. iPhone 4. 3G Pad 2.	09-02-2009, 08:52 PM Right click the desktop > Show View Options > uncheck Show Icon Preview. Stacks > Right Click > View contents as List. ~ 15" MacBook Pro. OSX 10.7 ~ 3G iPad 2 ~ Measure twice, cut once..
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whiskey55 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 02, 2009 Posts: 15 Mac Specs: Macbook 13" \| 2.4 GHz Intel Core Duo \| 2GB RAM \| 250GB HD \| nVidia GeForce 9400M \| iPod Nano 4G 16GB	09-02-2009, 06:00 PM How do I make the icon for documents, pictures, etc. show the default "jpg" or "pdf" or w/e icon instead of a small version of the actual document?
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whiskey55 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 02, 2009 Posts: 15 Mac Specs: Macbook 13" \| 2.4 GHz Intel Core Duo \| 2GB RAM \| 250GB HD \| nVidia GeForce 9400M \| iPod Nano 4G 16GB	09-02-2009, 09:01 PM Sweet, thanks dude.
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