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I use Finder mostly in the column view, which has a preview option. This shows a thumbnail of the selected file. Previously this showed file information like a date and file size. I prefer this much over the current view.

How do I get the file size and date info back without having to open the Info window?

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    When you're in column view, and you have a single file selected and showing in the preview pane, is there a More (...) button showing? Try scrolling the file's preview pane, or enlarge the entire window itself. The file size & date/timestamp is underneath the More (...) button.
    – IconDaemon
    Commented Jul 5, 2019 at 13:32
  • Thanks, stupid that I never noticed that you could scroll down. My Finder window is never that high.
    – SPRBRN
    Commented Jul 5, 2019 at 13:49

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You can control what is shown in the Preview pane with "Show Preview Options" under the View menu. However, these settings seem to apply per-filetype.

You may want to remove the Quick Actions bar, which gets in the way of the file info. (You can still access the Quick Actions on a right-click Contextual menu.)

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  • I would want to remove the Quick Actions bar. Do you know how to do that?
    – SPRBRN
    Commented Jul 6, 2019 at 16:20
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    As I say: there's a checkbox in Show Preview Options.
    – benwiggy
    Commented Jul 6, 2019 at 17:15
  • I didn't realise that you can right click on the quick actions bar, because that gives other options than right clicking on the filename.
    – SPRBRN
    Commented Jul 6, 2019 at 17:19
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The file size, creation and modification date information is shown just below the file preview.

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You can scroll vertically over the file preview area or enlarge the Finder window to view the information.

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