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OS X (or Mac OS) stops showing thumbnail images - fix
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//Open Terminal
cd ~/Library/Preferences
rm com.apple.finder.plist //Delete Finder's property list
sudo killall Finder //Kills Finder which should prompt OS X to restart it automatically
//Optional manual restart of Finder
open /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app
//Adapted from http://www.jgoode.com/easy-fix-for-mac-finder-preview-thumbnails-not-displaying/
//Further suggestions, as thumbnails are generated by QuickLook:
//Try resetting its cache
qlmanage -r cache.
//If this didn't work reset it completely
qlmanage -r.
//Adapted from https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/150799/how-to-force-finder-to-update-file-thumbnails
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