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Oct 28, 2025 6:28 PM UTC
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P: Bridge v16.0 drag drop on macOS dock does not work

Hello.

 

I just updated Bridge to 2026 - running Mac OS 14.7.

 

Prior to the update, I was able to drag a folder of images from Finder to my Bridge icon in the taskbar and it would open that folder. This no longer works.

 

This old process was super efficient. Now to open something, I need to double click through MANY folders within Bridge to get to what I need.

 

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    pankajg6675616Community Manager
    Community Manager
    Oct 31, 2025 7:53 AM UTC

    Hi @GiorgioMartinoli ,

     

    Thank you for your feedback.

     

    This issue wasn’t intended, and we’re currently working on a fix.
    For now, please hold the Command key and drag the file or folder onto the Bridge icon to continue working.

     

    We appreciate your patience and support.

     

    Thanks,

    Bridge Team

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      Barry Rudick
      Inspiring
      Oct 30, 2025 6:32 PM UTC

      Dragging a folder or file on the Bridge 16.0 icon in the Dock does not launch the app. Also, when the app is open, dragging folder does not do anything.

       

      Same operations work fine with version 15x.

       

      Prefs were reset and still does not wok.

       

      Mac OS 15.71, Mac Mini

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      Srishti_Bali
      Srishti_Bali
      Legend
      Oct 30, 2025 9:49 PM UTC

      Hi @Barry Rudick

       

      We’ve been able to reproduce the issue and apologize for the inconvenience. Our team is actively working to resolve it as quickly as possible. I’m merging your query into the existing thread — we’ll post updates there as soon as we have more information.

       

      Regards,

      Srishti

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        martins11752815
        martins11752815
        Participant
        Oct 30, 2025 3:32 PM UTC

        This works. Thanks! Would still be nice if they took care of it in the next update, but this is a good work around.

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        Anshul_Saini
        Community Manager
        Anshul_SainiCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        Oct 30, 2025 3:25 PM UTC

        updating status

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          andreas_7710
          Participant
          Oct 30, 2025 2:34 PM UTC

          Around 10 or 20 years I am used to drag and drop folder onto the icon in the dock of MacOS. Please fix that it does not work anymore with this update!

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          Erik Bloodaxe
          Erik Bloodaxe
          Legend
          Oct 30, 2025 2:50 PM UTC

          See the post immediately below yours:

          https://community.adobe.com/t5/bridge-discussions/bridge-drag-drop-2026/td-p/15566860

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          andre_mac
          Participating Frequently
          Oct 29, 2025 10:17 PM UTC

          Try holding down the "Command" key while dragging the folder or file onto the Bridge icon, it should work.

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            albertc41784295
            albertc41784295
            Participant
            Oct 29, 2025 10:24 PM UTC

            WHAT.
            Came here with the same issue and this works, don't understand why sudenly we need to do this though.

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              Bruce at TRG
              Known Participant
              Oct 29, 2025 4:22 PM UTC

              MacOS, Bridge v16 (2026). I became accustomed to being able to drag a folder from MacOS to the Bridge icon in the Dock, and then Bridge would open that folder location. Easy and fast!

              But the new version doesn't allow this, nothing happens if I try it. I'd love to see it return.

              Work around: I can drag the folder into Bridge's path bar, but it is a more difficult target to hit for a drag n' drop.

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                gwen_6831
                Participant
                Oct 30, 2025 1:44 PM UTC

                Big Issue for a Simple Task: Constantly having difficulty with dragging folders to Bridge 2026 icon in Mac, doesnt seem to load the folder.

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                  GiorgioMartinoli
                  Participant
                  Oct 29, 2025 1:52 PM UTC

                  Hello,

                  I’m reporting what seems to be a regression in Adobe Bridge 2026 on macOS Tahoe (26.0.1).

                   

                  In all previous versions, it was possible to drag a folder from Finder onto the Adobe Bridge icon and Bridge would open directly on that folder.

                   

                  Now a “no-access” icon appears when dragging a folder onto the app icon; even though the official documentation still lists this as a valid method to open folders.

                   

                  IS this change intentional or it is a bug?


                  It’s a very convenient feature for macOS users and part of many daily workflows.

                  Thank you,
                  Giorgio

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                    martins11752815
                    martins11752815
                    Participant
                    Oct 28, 2025 7:17 PM UTC

                    Just downloaded the new (2026) version of Bridge, and dragging a folder to the mac dock icon doesn't load the folder as it used to. Dragging to the 2025 version still works. Dragging a file also no longer works. A simple issues like this will keep me from using the newest version, as it is a major part of my workflow.

                    Operating system is Tahoe 26.0.1. I have tried resetting bridge prefs and restarting my computer, but that didn't work.

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                      Ignacio300081238cih
                      Participant
                      Oct 28, 2025 11:24 PM UTC

                      Same for me

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