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KirkLC
KirkLC
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September 18, 2024
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Bridge 2024. Mac Home-based network for file sharing with Bridge.

  • September 18, 2024
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Setting up a home network for file and media sharing using a 2014 MacMini as the 'server' with 500GB NVMe, 1TB SATA storage, and various external storage drives.

Connected computers will be a 2019 iMac27, another 2014 MacMini and a late 2014 MacBook Pro. Everything will be running the latest version of Ventura, except the MBPro that can't natively go beyond BigSur.

Will Bridge function as a shared application, and are there any things I need to be aware of, please? I've noted the comments elsewhere about enabling the Files and Folders and the Full Disk Access settings under Privacy and Security.

Currently having no problems using Bridge 2024 connected to my iMac for my DAM (nearly all photography), and I use non-Adobe applications for my processing (e.g. Affinity, DxO and Topaz).

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gary_sc
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gary_scCommunity Expert
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September 18, 2024

Very simple answer: No. 

 

Bridge was designed from the very beginning to be an internal hard drive or plug-in hard drive application. Do to what you want would require a whole new rewrite of the application and not only would it no longer be free, it would be very expensive. 

 

If you want a server-based application like bridge, you'll have to pay for one. I'm sorry, but I've never worked at a place that had one so I cannot recommend something I've never had contact or experience with.

 

Let me add that these things are not easy, ergo which is why they are expensive and difficult to manage. Adobe did have something like this  many years ago but gave up on it. (Sorry, the name is not at my fingertips now.)

KirkLC
KirkLCAuthor
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September 18, 2024

Ok - all noted with appreciation, Gary

Norwich UK retired
gary_sc
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gary_scCommunity Expert
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September 18, 2024

let me add that there is ONE way to make this work, but it's a bit of a PITA and easy to make things worse. You could have a single "server" that people can connect to. Think of DropBox. However, to make this work, each user has to place the file on the "server" onto their computer. From there they can do anything they want/need with the file and upload that back to the "server. In other words, as long as all work is done ON THE "SERVER," this will work fine.

 

Where it fails (big time) is when they forget to replace the file on the "server" and everyone else is working with the old version. OR, #2: you pull a file out start working on it while someone else pulls the same file out. Both of you replace the file and some auto-correction of the file's name occures, but others do not both trying to figure out why there is "my file.jp," "my file-2.jpg," and "my file-3.jpg."

 

You see the problems and issues. These all can be settled by a very organized and diciplined group. Remember, all it takes is one person to make everyone else's life miserable. And, if you have one person with a beef with the company…

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