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Quick Look Inside Folders
Posted by Gina Trapani at 6:00 AM on December 14, 2007
Mac OS X Leopard only: You already know how to view zip archive contents and even preview files in the Trash using Leopard's handy Quick Look feature, and now you can look inside folders, too. Using a Folder Quick Look plug-in, instead of just looking at a big old folder icon when you Quick Look a directory, you can get a file listing of what's inside. Here's how to get it working.
- Download the Folder Quick Look plug-in.
- Extract its contents into
/Users/YOU/Library/QuickLook/. Replace YOU with your username. You may have to create the final QuickLook folder. Make sure that the contents of the zip file go here (it's four files total; two are readme's.) - Relaunch Finder by holding down the Option key and click and holding on the Dock's Finder icon. Choose "Relaunch" from the context menu.
Notice you can
also see hidden files and show the file timestamp using the
checkboxes at the bottom, too. Handy! The plug-in is a free
download for Mac OS X Leopard only. (Don't forget you can also
quick look multiple files at once as well, no plug-in
required.)
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omerzach
Posted 3:43 PM 13/12/07
Yeah, I get that every few times as well.
omerzach
insoliterobotics
Posted 3:17 PM 13/12/07
Very nice! (for the most part)
Something of annoyance: The hidden file checkbox occasionally causes the quick look window to close.
Has anyone else had that problem?
insoliterobotics
dorylomorphs
Posted 2:37 PM 13/12/07
Had to create the QuickLook folder, but smooth as ice after that!
dorylomorphs
R031E5
Posted 8:42 PM 13/12/07
If you place the plugin in your /Library/QuickLook folder, make sure to quit the process "Quick Look Server" (you can do that by opening Activity Monitory) and to relaunch your finder
R031E5
pertu
Posted 9:44 PM 13/12/07
I'm not able to use the Folder and Zip plugin at the same time. Is there a way to make them coexsit?
pertu
johnrork
Posted 10:56 AM 14/12/07
You can also put it in /Library/QuickLook where it will apply to all users.
johnrork
jasonjr5
Posted 10:42 AM 14/12/07
Am I missing the point here?? What's the difference between quick looking a folder, or just clicking on it in finder (is it just the stats thing?)? I mean I love the QL feature for files...
Maybe I'm just a little slow because it's friday and my mind already stopped for the weekend.
jasonjr5
BingleyJoe
Posted 12:27 PM 14/12/07
I just found another Zip QuickLook plugin that's a bit more robust than the one mentioned here.
It's made by the people behind BetterZip, which is shareware, but the plugin is FREE :-)
Supported archive formats are: ZIP, TAR, GZip, BZip2, ARJ, LZH, ISO, CHM, CAB, CPIO, RAR, 7-Zip, DEB, RPM, StuffIt's SIT, DiskDoubler, BinHex, and MacBinary, so it's more of an all-purpose solution.
Grab it here:
[macitbetter.com]
BingleyJoe
wildeny
Posted 8:58 PM 14/12/07
This Folder Quick Look plugin is from the same author of Zip Quick Look. The plugin file in the author's website is ver.03 while the one above is ver02.
wildeny
dragontail
Posted 10:25 AM 15/12/07
Brilliant, exactly what I was looking for. Thanks guys.
dragontail