• Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server

    Clear that QuickLook Cache

    Seems like just yesterday that I first wrote about using Apple’s QuickLook from the command line. And yet it’s been eight years: https://krypted.com/mac-security/qlmanage/. Guess time flies when you’re having fun. One thing that isn’t fun is when all of a sudden QuickLook stops generating previews for objects when you hit that space bar, or just provides a generic preview. I’ve been working with a lot of more resource intensive file types recently, like .stl files and these can clog the system up. Luckily, filling up the cache, or getting corrupted objects in the cache is something Apple planned for and this is cleaned during a reboot as part of standard…