Yes, the new Bridge is an absolute mess. I've seen Adobe really s—t the bed over the decades, but this has to be the worst, most embarrassing software rollout from them I've seen yet. All of my settings have been wiped out, even when I revert to previous versions, the interface, as you say, is butt-ugly (did the developers go into a collective coma in 2010 and just wake up or something?), and I can't even search for files by type. I need a birdseye view of all .ai files I have across multiple folders, but this is evidently beyond the abilities of Bridge... in 2023. Adobe has a long history of foisting defective software on its paying users, but this one really takes the cake. An absolute failure on every front, a new low for Adobe.
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