Illustrator files view as black and white

I am running OSX 10.6.8 and CS6, and in the past couple weeks I noticed that my files now view in folders as black and white instead of in full color.  I save AI files as PDF and select "Convert to Destination" and the file views as it should.  Has anyone else had this issue????

Thanks, that set me on the right track. Greatly appreciated/

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