Lecter
10-02-2009, 11:05 AM
Quick Look is such an awesome feature of Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6, making it easy to view files and folders on your Mac. But what happens when you have a folder with multiple items and want to get a better idea of what's inside? Well, you could always just open the folder in Finder, but there's a cool modification you can make to get an even quicker view.
You can get this working on your Mac in a few simple steps:
Quit/Relaunch Finder using the Force Quit menu
Open Terminal
Paste (or type) the following command: defaults write com.apple.Finder QLEnableXRayFolders 1
Relaunch Finder
The contents of the folder will now be shown when you use Quick Look. In true Apple elegance, the files will even fade and cycle through the contents.
You can get this working on your Mac in a few simple steps:
Quit/Relaunch Finder using the Force Quit menu
Open Terminal
Paste (or type) the following command: defaults write com.apple.Finder QLEnableXRayFolders 1
Relaunch Finder
The contents of the folder will now be shown when you use Quick Look. In true Apple elegance, the files will even fade and cycle through the contents.