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Reset QuickLook Thumbnail Cache: Open Terminal and run the following commands
sudo find /var/folders/ -name com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache -type d
# Enter your password and hit enter (it will not display your password).
cd COPY-AND-PAST-THE-ABOVE-OUTPUT-HERE
cd ../
sudo mv com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache-BACK
# Restart your computer.
### If anything goes wrong run the following:
sudo find /var/folders/ -name com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache-BACK -type d
cd COPY-AND-PAST-THE-ABOVE-OUTPUT-HERE
cd ../
sudo mv com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache-BACK com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache
@craftystudio
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First line should look like this:
sudo find /var/folders -name com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache -type d

10th line:
sudo find /var/folders -name com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache-BACK -type d

@texereda
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texereda commented Jun 20, 2018

There's no need to use sudo and run a find, the directory can be found like this:
cd $TMPDIR/../C/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/

so you can simply execute:
cd $TMPDIR/../C/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/..

@gibatronic
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There's no need for that, QuickLook has a command for it:

qlmanage -r cache

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