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Still don't know how to preview all photos in for example "downloads" Osx UX is a messsssss

by junglistguy 4y ago

smoldesu 4y ago
Just import it to Photos and send all of your images to SQLite hell!
lostlogin 4y ago
Select them then open them? Or select, right click, open with. I suspect I’m missing your point somehow?
- jhasse 4y ago
  The thing is, that "selecting them" might not be that easy depending on the number of files and how the content of the folder is sortes. On Windows/Linux you would just open the first file which is a lot easier.
  - samatman 4y ago
    It's dead easy in fact. On Mac, if you want to find something it's Command-F. In Finder this opens up a dropdown, set Kind: Image, now you see all images in the folder, and nothing which is not an image. Command-A for select all, drag or right click to preview. I explain it the way I do because I had never had occasion to try "let's find all the images in a folder of mixed file types" on Mac, so I started with "Find" and yeah. Quite simple indeed.
js2 4y ago
You have quite a few options. Switch to Icon view and enlarge the icons, switch to Gallery View, or use Quicklook: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201732 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201732 https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-view-options-in-the-finder-on-mac-mchldaafb302/mac https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-view-options... https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/view-and-edit-files-with-quick-look-mh14119/mac https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/view-and-edit-files...
nicky0 4y ago
Select them in finder and press space bar.
jitl 4y ago
How I would do it is go to Downloads in Finder (Command shift g), filter file type to images, select the first one (down arrow), and press spacebar to open in Quick Look, and just use arrow keys to move around - no need to open an app at all for quick viewing. If I did want to use Preview to view all the files, select them (eg shift down arrow) and drop on the Preview icon.
egypturnash 4y ago
The Finder can do this pretty easily. 1. Open the downloads folder 2. view>as icons 3. view>use groups, view>group by>kind 4. scroll down to the images section, hit the 'show all' at the top right of this section 5. drag the icon size slider at the lower right to make icons huge, scroll around Alternatively 1. open the downloads folder 2. view>as list/column 3. view>use groups, view>group by>kind 4. scroll down to the images section 5. select an image, hit space to bring up Quick Look, use up/down arrows to move through the images You can use Quick Look from the icon view too but it's a bit confusing to try and navigate through a 2d grid that's hidden behind the Quick Look. You could also use either of these methods to isolate all the images quickly, then select them and open them with Preview if you explicitly wanted them in that app, but big icons/Quick Look is usually gonna be a lot faster for uses like "finding that one image in a messy directory".
- jhasse 4y ago
  1. Install Windows 2. Double-click the first image
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  - PascLeRasc 4y ago
    How can I find the image I'm looking for in a folder of 100+? On Mac it's just Spacebar + down arrow until you find it. If you're aware of a way to do this on Windows without installing anything you'll be a lifesaver.
    - jhasse 4y ago
      Double-click + right arrow :)
  - junglistguy 4y ago
    hahah yes. i came from windows... :) Inned just that. All this finder-thing is damned
- 4y ago
dev_tty01 4y ago
Sort Downloads by Kind. Select the group of photos. Double click. They will all be opened in one Preview window and you can scroll through all the photos. Or, select the first, touch the space bar and you will see the Quick Look preview. Use the arrow keys to move between the different files. Not really seeing the messssss, but to each their own I guess.
- jhasse 4y ago
  > Select the group of photos. Not that easy depending on the number of pictures and the folder content. > Use the arrow keys to move between the different files. Won't work correctly in grid view. Also: I don't want to mess with the way I set up Finder to display/sort the folder just to view the pictures.
  - dev_tty01 4y ago
    Create Smart Folders and sort by date, type, location, etc... Whatever you want. Then open the folder. You can tell Finder to use View as Gallery in those folders. You can also just continue to use Grid view and tell Finder to use large preview icons in that folder.
- junglistguy 4y ago
  Not an option, i have list, and by date. Tons of files. No proper viewer
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  - knolan 4y ago
    You can group files in Finder by kind, all image files will then appear together. In list or column view clicking on one will preview it directly in finder in a side panel. You make this preview panel bigger. Tapping Space will open a preview window and you can use the arrow keys to navigate the files behind in Finder. Or select them all and tap space and use the arrows to browse them.
Tagbert 4y ago
Have you tried switching that folder to "Gallery" view? It display a list of all images and then a large preview along with an info panel to the right. Seems like it should give you everything you need. You can then switch back to your normal view when done so it doesn't mess up how your folder is setup. https://media.idownloadblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/macOS-Mojave-Finder-Quick-ACtions.jpg https://media.idownloadblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/m...
- junglistguy 4y ago
  I need list view, and proper preview... Gallery its not an option
  - Tagbert 4y ago
    Then why not use List View with Preview turned on? What makes a “proper” preview?
knolan 4y ago
Use Quick Look. Simply press Space to instantly preview almost any file you’ve highlighted in Finder. You can use the arrow keys to move to the next file in the finder window below. For multiple files selected you get a film strip in Quick Look. Lots of extra options are surfaced in MacOS when Option is held. Press option while any menu is open and you’ll see new options. The context menu will show that quick look becomes full screen preview in this case. Lo and behold simply pressing Option Space will do the same thing.

Still don't know how to preview all photos in for example "downloads" Osx UX is a messsssss

smoldesu 4y ago

Just import it to Photos and send all of your images to SQLite hell!

lostlogin 4y ago

Select them then open them? Or select, right click, open with. I suspect I’m missing your point somehow?

jhasse 4y ago
The thing is, that "selecting them" might not be that easy depending on the number of files and how the content of the folder is sortes. On Windows/Linux you would just open the first file which is a lot easier.
- samatman 4y ago
  It's dead easy in fact. On Mac, if you want to find something it's Command-F. In Finder this opens up a dropdown, set Kind: Image, now you see all images in the folder, and nothing which is not an image. Command-A for select all, drag or right click to preview. I explain it the way I do because I had never had occasion to try "let's find all the images in a folder of mixed file types" on Mac, so I started with "Find" and yeah. Quite simple indeed.

js2 4y ago

You have quite a few options. Switch to Icon view and enlarge the icons, switch to Gallery View, or use Quicklook: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201732 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201732 https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-view-options-in-the-finder-on-mac-mchldaafb302/mac https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-view-options... https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/view-and-edit-files-with-quick-look-mh14119/mac https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/view-and-edit-files...

nicky0 4y ago

Select them in finder and press space bar.

jitl 4y ago

How I would do it is go to Downloads in Finder (Command shift g), filter file type to images, select the first one (down arrow), and press spacebar to open in Quick Look, and just use arrow keys to move around - no need to open an app at all for quick viewing. If I did want to use Preview to view all the files, select them (eg shift down arrow) and drop on the Preview icon.

egypturnash 4y ago

The Finder can do this pretty easily. 1. Open the downloads folder 2. view>as icons 3. view>use groups, view>group by>kind 4. scroll down to the images section, hit the 'show all' at the top right of this section 5. drag the icon size slider at the lower right to make icons huge, scroll around Alternatively 1. open the downloads folder 2. view>as list/column 3. view>use groups, view>group by>kind 4. scroll down to the images section 5. select an image, hit space to bring up Quick Look, use up/down arrows to move through the images You can use Quick Look from the icon view too but it's a bit confusing to try and navigate through a 2d grid that's hidden behind the Quick Look. You could also use either of these methods to isolate all the images quickly, then select them and open them with Preview if you explicitly wanted them in that app, but big icons/Quick Look is usually gonna be a lot faster for uses like "finding that one image in a messy directory".

jhasse 4y ago
1. Install Windows 2. Double-click the first image
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
- PascLeRasc 4y ago
  How can I find the image I'm looking for in a folder of 100+? On Mac it's just Spacebar + down arrow until you find it. If you're aware of a way to do this on Windows without installing anything you'll be a lifesaver.
  - jhasse 4y ago
    Double-click + right arrow :)
- junglistguy 4y ago
  hahah yes. i came from windows... :) Inned just that. All this finder-thing is damned
4y ago

dev_tty01 4y ago

Sort Downloads by Kind. Select the group of photos. Double click. They will all be opened in one Preview window and you can scroll through all the photos. Or, select the first, touch the space bar and you will see the Quick Look preview. Use the arrow keys to move between the different files. Not really seeing the messssss, but to each their own I guess.

jhasse 4y ago
> Select the group of photos. Not that easy depending on the number of pictures and the folder content. > Use the arrow keys to move between the different files. Won't work correctly in grid view. Also: I don't want to mess with the way I set up Finder to display/sort the folder just to view the pictures.
- dev_tty01 4y ago
  Create Smart Folders and sort by date, type, location, etc... Whatever you want. Then open the folder. You can tell Finder to use View as Gallery in those folders. You can also just continue to use Grid view and tell Finder to use large preview icons in that folder.
junglistguy 4y ago
Not an option, i have list, and by date. Tons of files. No proper viewer
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
- knolan 4y ago
  You can group files in Finder by kind, all image files will then appear together. In list or column view clicking on one will preview it directly in finder in a side panel. You make this preview panel bigger. Tapping Space will open a preview window and you can use the arrow keys to navigate the files behind in Finder. Or select them all and tap space and use the arrows to browse them.

Tagbert 4y ago

Have you tried switching that folder to "Gallery" view? It display a list of all images and then a large preview along with an info panel to the right. Seems like it should give you everything you need. You can then switch back to your normal view when done so it doesn't mess up how your folder is setup. https://media.idownloadblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/macOS-Mojave-Finder-Quick-ACtions.jpg https://media.idownloadblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/m...

junglistguy 4y ago
I need list view, and proper preview... Gallery its not an option
- Tagbert 4y ago
  Then why not use List View with Preview turned on? What makes a “proper” preview?

knolan 4y ago

Use Quick Look. Simply press Space to instantly preview almost any file you’ve highlighted in Finder. You can use the arrow keys to move to the next file in the finder window below. For multiple files selected you get a film strip in Quick Look. Lots of extra options are surfaced in MacOS when Option is held. Press option while any menu is open and you’ll see new options. The context menu will show that quick look becomes full screen preview in this case. Lo and behold simply pressing Option Space will do the same thing.