Hello, Since the Manjaro 25.1.0 Update (KDE Plasma), Dolphin always freezes when there are files in the current folder for which I have enabled file preview. Dolphin simply stops responding, but there is no CPU load to indicate that anything is being loaded. If I disable previews for file types i…

Hi @Anomalie , The only thing I can think of is clearing your cache: rm -fr ~/.cache/* Don’t worry, the contents will be regenerated as needed. Hope this helps!

[image] Anomalie: which I have enabled file preview There could be an issue with some specific file types as they all require a dedicated “driver” to generate a preview. I would try to narrow down the specific file format making issues. For example HEIF or HEIC are not naturally supported as …

[image] Anomalie: If I disable previews for file types in the settings, there are no problems. You can configure previews for different file types in the Dolphin configuration, so you could experiment with turning off various types to see if you can identify a particular type causing problems…

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Dolphin freezes when file preview is enabled

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Mirdarthos 9 January 2026 06:42 5

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