Bridge: Collections relocate to new HD

Create and manage collections in Adobe Bridge

Can I transfer Bridge's "Collections" to my new computer?

Basically... it depends. If your files are scattered and you consolidate them into a new drive, you may be able to use the built-in update feature to locate missing files. Or use a text editor to update the XML file with now locations.

Below is a Bridge script to export a list of folders and collections. Save in a text editor as PLAIN TEXT (not RTF) with a ".jsx" file extension. Open Bridge Preferences->Startup Scripts and click reveal. Drag the saved script into that folder and relaunch Bridge to enable the script. It will be in the Tools menu.

/*

FolderListExport created by David M. Converse ©2018

www.lumigraphics.com

Last updated 10-19-2018

This script uses Extendscript and ScriptUI to save a text list of the currently selected folder or collection in Bridge.

Save as a ".jsx" file, open Bridge Preferences->Startup Scripts and click Reveal. Drag the saved .jsx file into that folder and relaunch Bridge.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software

distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,

WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.

See the License for the specific language governing permissions and

limitations under the License.

*/

#target bridge

if(BridgeTalk.appName == 'bridge'){

    var newCommand = new MenuElement('command', 'Export Folder List...', 'at the end of Tools');

    }

newCommand.onSelect = function (){

    FolderListExport();

    }

function FolderListExport(){

    var FileList = [];

    var CollList = [];

    try{

        if(app.document.presentationPath){

            var parentFolder = new Thumbnail(app.document.presentationPath);

            }

        else{

            alert('Expanded subfolder listing is not currently supported, sorry.');

            return;

            }

        app.synchronousMode = true;

        parentFolder.refresh();

        if(parentFolder.container){

            FileList = parentFolder.children;

            }

        else{

            CollList = app.getCollections();

            for(var j=0;j < CollList.length; j++){

                if((CollList.name + '.filelist') == parentFolder.name){

                    FileList = app.getCollectionMembers(CollList);

                    break;

                    }

                }

            }

        if(FileList.length == 0) return;

        fileWriter(FileList, parentFolder);

        app.synchronousMode = false;

        }

    catch(e){

        alert('List not saved.');

        return;

        }

    }

function fileWriter(FileList, parentFolder){

    var logPath = '';

    var logFile = File(logPath);

    var listing = '';

    var numHidden = 0;

    var txtHidden = '';

    try{

        numHidden = FileList.length - app.document.visibleThumbnailsLength;

        if(numHidden != 0){

            txtHidden = ', ' + numHidden + ' Hidden';

            }

        listing = parentFolder.name;

        if(! parentFolder.container){

            listing = parentFolder.name.split('.');

            if(listing.length > 1){

                listing.length--;

                }

            listing = listing.join('.') + ' Collection';

            }

        logFile = new File('~/Desktop/' + listing + '.txt').saveDlg('Create New Log File', '*.txt');

        logFile.open('w:');

        if(parentFolder.container){

            logFile.writeln(parentFolder.spec.fullName);

            }

        else{

            logFile.writeln(listing);

            }

        logFile.writeln(app.document.visibleThumbnailsLength + ' Items' + txtHidden + '.\r\r');

        for(var i=0;i < app.document.stacks.length;i++){

            logFile.writeln('Stack ' + (i+1));

            for(var j=0;j < app.document.stacks.thumbnails.length;j++){

                logFile.writeln(app.document.stacks.thumbnails.name);

                }

            logFile.writeln('-------\r');

        }

        for(var i = 0;i < FileList.length;i++){

            if(parentFolder.container){

                listing = FileList.name;

                }

            else{

                listing = FileList.uri;

                listing = listing.replace('bridge:fs:file:///', '');

                while(listing.search('%20') > 0){

                    listing = listing.replace('%20', ' ');

                    }

                }

            if(FileList.container){

                listing = '/' + listing;

                }

            if(! FileList.hidden || numHidden == 0){

                logFile.writeln(listing);

                }

            }

        logFile.close();

        }

    catch(e){

        alert('Could not save listing.');

        return;

        }

    }