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October 24, 2022
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Bridge 2023 numerous bugs - unusable

  • October 24, 2022
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Unfortunately at this point, I am unable to use Bridge 2023 in my production workflow because it is very, very buggy.

This list was compiled on Windows 10 Pro, have not yet been able to do much testing on Mac. I do have both Intel and M1 Macs so I will be evaluating it there.

 

- Move only, no copy for drag-and-drop, even if Option key held down
- Favorite not highlighted during drag, making it difficult to determine the drag target
- "No Labels" and "No Ratings" in Filter panel (should be "No Label" and "No Rating")
- Text spacing in Details mode, still VERY poor layout and use of space. I bugged this several versions ago in pre-release and it hasn't been addressed
- No drive info (used/free/items) (this is basic, vital info.)
- Metadata panel, poor text layout and wrapping (items truncated instead of wrapped, uses way too much space)
- No tooltip for truncated panel text (Impossible to see what has been truncated)
- Difficult to dock detached panels
- No scrollbar arrows, too narrow scrollbars (use of custom scrollbars instead of system controls, please put arrows back.)
- Poor performance with large folders
- Tabs hard to distinguish (tabs should have clear outline)
- Active Content tab indicator does not follow HIG (blue square) (we just went through this with the Share button in Photoshop. Better tab outlines would eliminate this issue)
- Cannot right-click to add panel to panel group
- Filter panel intermittently not correctly updating, especially with large folders
- Metadata panel may incorrectly show "Multiple values" when only one file selected
- Cannot open Windows shortcut in Content panel
- QuickSearch history intermittently not retained
- Metadata.applyMetadataTemplate() not working (ExtendScript)
- Metadata panel doesn't stay expanded when changing file selection

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    joseph cl77849989
    Participating Frequently
    October 30, 2022

    Running an M1 Macbook Pro, macOS Monterey and finding several bugs.  Moving back and forth from finger nails and to full screen previews, it would select the previous full screen file and the current one. The cursor disappeared when in the Bridge window but was visible everywhere else. And as my 2022 version, full screen images would occasionally start blinking. Any Mac users find these or other bugs?

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      joseph cl77849989
      Participating Frequently
      November 1, 2022

      I went back to using 2022. Still the blinking problem but 2023 had that and many more bugs. Hard for me to believe Adobe would release something with so many obvious bugs. 

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        rachelm77629232
        Participant
        October 28, 2022

        I am having similar issues, I am unable to rate images which is a huge issue especially for us in busy season. I have uninstalled, cleared cache, reinstalled an older version but camera raw is updated and I am unable to rate or cull images completely.. 

         

        Adobe, please fix this.. We do not pay for this product for it to not work! 

        This is such a headache, I have so many clients waiting on images.. 

         

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          Mark245728302ju9
          Participant
          October 28, 2022

          Yep it's terrible! thanks, everyone above so I don't have to restate. 

          Also can not open a second window!?! critical in my workflow-

           and no subfolders in the left pane you have to click again to see. we want fewer clicks not more, I must be able to see my work. 

          what a waste of my morning.

          Terrible

          I got suckered by the cool new things- but will not use. please let us know when you fix it.

            McBoing
            McBoing
            Participating Frequently
            October 28, 2022

            I have similar problems.  Some are different

            - When moving or deleting a file, the navigation jumps up to the root directory.  Have to scroll down to where I was working.

            - Thumbnails saved by Photoshop in grayscale are distorted.  Skewed in the thumbnail.  Chaning to RGB works.  Back to Grayscale, again distorted.

            - Metadata  panel is useless.  The panels do not stay in their configuration 'Saved to Current Workspace"

            - Too much line spacing in every panel.  Less info shows in the same panel as earlier versions.

            - Double clicking does not open the corresponding software.  Windows 10 Pro.

            - Selecting Mulitple Files Does NOT SHOW TOTAL files.  2 4MB  files should say Multiple Values 8MB

            - Twirling down ANY subdirectory takes several clicks.  Sometimes it twirls and then untwirls.  Annoying.

             

            I just reinstalled 12.01 so I can work.  I am so leary about installing a new Bridge it is not funny.  I just know it is not going to work well.

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              Paul Photographer
              Participant
              November 6, 2022

              I've had similar problems on a 27 inch iMac (2020).

              I downloaded and reinstalled the previous version of Bridge. The 2023 version was just unusable for me.

              Shocked that Adobe have released such a flawed version of this software.

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