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August 4, 2026
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Bridge 16.05 & 06 states damaged even after reinstall, rollback to 16.03 opens without issue. This is all after MAC OS 26.6 update on Studio M4

  • August 4, 2026
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After update to OS 26.6 update to Bridge 16.06 reports as damaged, uninstall quit reboot reinstall - same, repeat but rollback to 16.03 all working

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    silk-m
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 5, 2026

    After a macOS update, a message may appear stating that Bridge is damaged. (Though it doesn't actually seem to be damaged...) If this happens, click Cancel and quit Bridge.

    Then, open macOS System Settings > Privacy & Security > Security and click Open Anyway.

    Launch Bridge once more, and when the prompt appears again, click Open.

     

    It should work normally after that.

    This issue can also occur in Creative Cloud Content Manager, but since it does not affect all Adobe apps, there might be an issue specific to Bridge and Creative Cloud Content Manager.

     

    --Susumu Iwasaki
    Adobe Employee
    August 5, 2026

    Hi ​@barretttony,

    Thank you for your feedback.

    We are unable to reproduce the issue on our end.

    Could you please try a clean installation?

    Before reinstalling Adobe Bridge, delete the Bridge 2026 folder from the following location:

    /Users/<YourUserName>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/<Bridge 2026> 

    Then reinstall Bridge and check if the issue persists.
     

    If the issue still occurs, please share a screen recording of the issue at sharewithbr@adobe.com and mention this thread. Your assistance is greatly appreciated!
     

    Thanks,
    Bridge Team

    Participant
    August 5, 2026

    Thank you - success after removing Bridge folder in Library /App support etc as suggested