Mac OS X Finder Icons

Mac OS 10.4.11, Lightroom 2, when I export images the Finder Icons are generic jpg files rather than the icon being a mini preview of the file. Is there a way to get LR to generate Finder Icon Previews or is there something I can do in the OS to make them display? CS3 file icons have the icon preview showing the image.
Thanks! (Photoshop user since version 1, new Lightroom 2 user. I had LR Version 1 but didn't use it.)

antdude wrote:
I tossed a huge 4.5 GB folder into Mac OS X 10.8.5's Trash bin. I decided to restore it back to the same exact place by dragging the folder back to the same place in Finder. However, it did a copy. Shouldn't it be a move? Isn't there a restore to the back place option?
I won't try to answer that. Perhaps someone else can help.
2. I renamed an external HDD's name that was used for Time Machine (TM) back up. When I went to back up, it told me it couldn't. So, I looked at TM settings. I noticed it was looking for the old name even though it was the same exact disk. I told it to reuse the renamed disk to resume. Why is it that picky on my renamed disk drive?
I would have removed it from Time Machine's preferences, renamed it, then added it back.
3. Also, how do I get back Finder's sidebar icon for mounted external USB HDD? I accidently removed it. Unmounting and remounting doesn't make it come back.
Try opening Finder's preferences (File > Preferences), then selecting the Sidebar. Uncheck "External disks", close the preferences panel, then repeat checking that option.

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