Bridge not loading any content on external Hard Drives

Question

Hi there, Adobe Bridge is currreenblty not loading any content on any of my external Hard Drives. I'm using Mac OS Ventura 13.2.1 on a 16" Mac Book Pro with M1 Max Apple Silicon Processor.

Bridge shows the contents of the actual computers files, (icons or list) but nothing shows up on my external drives any more.

I've tried restarting, ejecting and reconnecting drives, using disk utility to do 'first aid' on the Mac. Nothing is working.

Any tips very welcome. Thanks, Mark

gary_sc · Accepted Answer

I'm in Privacy & Security but don't see Full Disk Access.

Hi @Sanford5C20 it took me a minute to see what the issue was, and there it was: you need to click on the arrow to back up.

From there you'll see both File and Folder and Full Disk Access.

Let me know if this solves your issue.

gary_sc · Answer

This sounds like you've not given Bridge permission for Apple's protection. Simply, this is an Apple protection issue, not Adobe's issue. The following was written for someone who needed (the same) help with Acrobat, just substitute Bridge and see if this solves the problem.

Go into the System Preferences and select the Privacy & Security tab on the left, then select the Accessibility tab top.

Now, click on the "+" button on the very bottom, which will open a Finder's window into the Applications folder. Select Acrobat Pro. Be sure to slide the On/Off button to On (to the right). You may need to enter your administrator's password at some point. You also may need to quit Acrobat and reopen.

Please let us know if that works or not.

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