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Inspiring
August 16, 2021
Question

cannot "fix" missign files by using a keyword search

  • August 16, 2021
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I've just had to move files to another drive and now the majority of the files in my collections are missing. I had the forethought to also assign them keywords. I can find them using the Find function but when I drag them from the Content panel to the Collection - they are still missing. Please advise! 

Thank you

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Legend
August 24, 2021

You can't drag files from a different drive to reconnect them. You'll need to either use the built-in reconnect find or delete the old ones abnd add the new. Bridge has no way to know that your new files over here are the same as your old files which used to be over there since it just uses pathnames for matching.

Stephen Marsh
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 22, 2021

I would first reset Bridge preferences.

Inspiring
August 24, 2021

thank you. what else would I be resetting (what settings would i lose) if i reset Bridge preferences?

Stephen Marsh
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 25, 2021

Forget that, I think I posted in the wrong topic!

gary_sc
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 16, 2021

What is your OS (and what release)?

 

What version of Bridge are you using (and what release)?

 

How were you transfering the file (please be specific)?

 

Thanks

Inspiring
August 17, 2021

Mac OS Big Sur. 11.4

Latest version of Bridge

As stated in my orig. post, I dragged from the Content Panel in Bridge to the Collection that is Missing the files.

 

Please advise and thank you!