How can I get Illustrator to show me a preview before opening a file?

Hello fellow illustrators! When I open Illustrator, and want to search through previous drawings, I can't see a preview, or thumbnail, only the pink flower? Do you have this problem? Is there some setting somewhere (I've looked in preferences) that will allow me to see other Illustrator files? As it is now, I have to open each once to see if it is the one i need. This is a big waste of time! Thanks for any tips you may have. Have a wonderful day! Tinkertist

Mike Gondek wrote:
If you are on Mac you can select file, hit spacebar to see preview (if the .ai file was saved with pdf compatible on). We save with pdf compatible on to meek sampler/faster files, but always save a pdf next to the .ai file of which the spacebar hotkey works great on.
Not sure I follow you. Are you saying save an .ai file with PDF compatibility "on" or are you saying save a PDF with AI compatibility on? This part confuses me: "but always save a pdf next to the .ai file of which the spacebar hotkey works great on.".
I typically just save a PDF with AI compatibility. The PDF is slightly larger, but fully compatible with AI and easy to share for proofing, etc.

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