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rmrubinKnown Participant

Export and import Bridge collectionsOpen for Voting

Hello Adobe Team,I’d like to request a feature that allows users to export and import Bridge collections along with their manual sort order.Currently in Adobe Bridge 2026:Manual sort order for folders and collections is stored in a central database with machine-specific IDs. Copying .filelist or collection XML files alone does not preserve the visual/manual order between machines. There is no user-facing way to export/import collections in a portable format.This limitation makes it difficult for users who:Work across multiple computers. (I use two computers at home and in photo lab at the college I may use a different computer each time.) Collaborate in teams Need to back up curated collections with specific manual orderingBy contrast, in Lightroom Classic, exporting and copying a catalog preserves the sort order, demonstrating that Adobe already has a functional model for portable, ordered collections. The Bridge approach would be somewhat different as Bridge uses the local computer’s file system rather than importing images into a collection, but it would greatly enhance portability especially for those users who prefer the interface of Bridge & Camera Raw and find it easier to work with them because you don’t need to import images.A proposed solution could be:“Export Collection” → saves file references, metadata, and manual sort order in a portable format “Import Collection” → restores the collection on another machine, remapping file paths if neededFurther enhancement would beEnable easy exporting to and importing from a known location in the cloud for a user. Export from Bridge and import into Lightroom Classic and vice versa. This would greatly improve workflow continuity and make Bridge collections truly portable across machines.Thank you for considering this enhancement.