In finder, when I set the view mode as columns(cmd+3), finder will auto preview the file.But when I select doc/docx file the finder will be very slow even I cann't do anything for a while.How can I disable auto preview for doc/docx? Thx
How to disable auto preview for *.doc *.docx in finder
finderms officepreview
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Best Answer
Open Finder, press ⌘+G and enter
/System/Library/QuickLook/to go to the QuickLook plugins folder. Click onOffice.qlgenerator, press ⌘+I and rename the file toOffice.qlgenerator.backup. Now, press ⌘+⌥+esc and relaunch Finder. If ever you want to turn the plugin back on, simply remove the.backupfrom the file name.Essentially, plugins tell QuickLook how to render a preview of a given file type. Without the Office plugin, QuickLook will by default show only the icon and information about the file (i.e. size, date created, etc.)
Note I'm pretty sure this removes QuickLook's capabilities of previewing OpenOffice files as well.