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Disappeared preview pane in Mail v.13.4

Using Catalina v.10.15.7. No problems until now.


In Mail, the preview pane has disappeared and I can't find it either to the side or the bottom. I click on an incoming email, and there is no preview. "Show side preview" is checked under the VIEW menu. Mail Help says there should be an option for bottom preview, but I don't see a bottom preview and I don't see an option for it.


Other users seem to have had similar problems over the years, but I can't find a single helpful answer. I tried rebooting in Safe mode, but that did not solve it. Hoping for an answer! In the big scheme of things, this is not a huge problem, but it is annoying.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 1, 2020 11:56 AM

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Posted on Dec 1, 2020 12:00 PM

Hover over the right edge of the Mail window until you see a left pointing cursor. Click and drag to the left and keep dragging until the preview pane pops open. It does not slide open.

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Disappeared preview pane in Mail v.13.4

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