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cloudres
Experienced | Level 12
3 years ago

Images previews are too small on Mac

Hi everyone, is there a way to increase the preview size of "online only" files? I'm asking because sometimes the thumbnail doesn't allow me to understand what the file is without downloading it. Tha...
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Hannah
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3 years ago

Hey cloudres, thanks for posting to our Community.

 

Since the Dropbox folder is just another folder on your computer (just with syncing abilities), this is a setting you should be able to change through your OS.

 

You can see how to do this on a Mac computer here.

 

I hope this helps, but let me know if you need anything else.

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    cloudres
    Experienced | Level 12
    3 years ago

    Sorry Hannah, I misspoke. I would like to enlarge this type of preview. The one I can view by pressing CMD + Y.

     

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    Hannah
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    3 years ago

    Thanks for the clarification, cloudres!

     

    This is still something that is controlled by your OS settings (if it can actually be changed).

     

    There's no setting on Dropbox that would allow you to change the size of the preview.

     

    Have you looked into your OS settings, to see if you can change it?

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      cloudres
      Experienced | Level 12
      3 years ago

      Yep, I took a look but I didn't find a function that permit to change it. That's fine, I'll try to write to Apple forum, lol 🙂 

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        EDSLTD
        New member | Level 2
        3 years ago

        I have the same issue but the same thing happens on Google Drive, so definitely a cloud-based issue, not Dropbox'.

        I've been all over Apple forums looking for a solution but with no luck. If you find one please do report back here and I will do the same.

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