Amen, this is ridiculous Box - please fix!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Contrary to the suggestions I'm reading here, marking a folder for offline access does _not_ reliably allow all file types to be spacebar-previewed. Only image files, in my experience, not AI files, presentations, etc. I'm fine with marking certain projects for offline access in order to gain this ability... and it seems like Box _intends_ for that to work... so is this a bug?

Currently running on Monterey / most recent version of Box Drive.

I am now in the process of removing files from Box. I couldn't get anything to work so have given up after using box for over 10 years.

I share exactly the same frustration with others and I can't believe nothing has been done so far.
When you work with graphical contents, this issue alone really cripples your workflow. 
I came here hoping to find a solution, but just ended up leaving with a huge disappointment. 

I agree with the above comments about the need for "spacebar preview" function. This is also why I am frustrated that I have to use Box Drive instead of Box Sync. On my large imac, I use Box Sync, which maintains downloaded files on the computer. And therefore can use the space bar preview function. But Box does not allow you to use Box Sync on the new macbook pros with M1 chips. So I have to use Box Sync, and it does not automatically download files. 

> So I have to use Box Sync, and it does not automatically download files. 

@ Box User (is there really no way to reply to a comment?: You can right click/control click on a file or folder and choose to synch it to the computer using one of the special Box menu commands there. This works to allow most image files, etc to preview (as well as all the other things you would expect from the file really being on your computer.) It does _not_ work for most Adobe Illustrator files, and some other file formats. But it is better than nothing.

I also wanted to join this saying it is really problematic for me! My workflow is constantly interrupted as I very often scan trough power points, documents, images etc just looking for a small piece of information. Makes me wish my work did not use box but some other service....

Yep same here. Commenting to help Box do the right thing and add this feature. 

This is terrible. Fix this please. 

I know this is an old thread, but was wondering if this issue has been addressed. I’m currently in the process of choosing a cloud service for a new job and really like Box (I find it easy to use). This is a key feature that I need (we work with photos and can’t rename hundreds of them just to know which one I need by file name), so if anyone has a solution to this please share!

P. S. I can’t believe I can see previews of the files on file.app on iPad and not on Mac, and I’m pretty sure this isn’t a file provider issue (as Dropbox works fine)!

I am on the most recent version of Box Drive (Version 2.37.142) and the only way the thumbnails display in preview is if you open them (so that they get cached locally). Otherwise it is just the preview icon, so basically this issue is still unresolved. 

Still waiting on a fix for this, Graphic design world, this is not conducive to working efficiently at all. Three years from the original post, nobody can figure this out?!

Just want to say a huge thank you to the Box dev team for putting this feature into action. So appreciated!