Adobe Bridge 14 freezing when deleting files

I store all my images on external hard drives. However, since my last update a while ago, Adobe Bridge has been experiencing freezing issues when I attempt to delete files. It appears to struggle with the deletion of large volumes of photos all at once, causing it to freeze immediately. Consequently, I am compelled to perform this task in smaller, time-consuming batches. Unfortunately, it does not permit me to select a file containing all the photos to be deleted or to enter the file and delete the images, as it tends to freeze when I attempt to delete more than 100 images at once.