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elfedia
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August 3, 2020
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How can I give Bridge permission to access my files?

  • August 3, 2020
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When I installed the latest version of Bridge, I mistakenly denied access to media on my computer. Now Bridge is essentially useless, as it cannot see any files at all. How can I correct this and edit the permissions? I tried uninstalling Bridge, and when prompted, chose to discard preferences. On reinstalling, I still cannot see files in the viewer window, so it would seem that the permissions choices carried over. 

 

Any suggestions on how to fix this?

    Correct answer gary_sc

    Hi Elfedia,

     

    Sorry I didn't see this earlier.

     

    Go to your System Preferences and select Security and Privacy (found in the top section). Now click on the Privacy setting (last tab). Now click on the lock on the bottom left and provide your Administrator code. Now select the Full Disk Access option and click on the "+" symbol. This will bring up the standard Mac Open window and let you add any application you want or need to have full access. Look for Bridge, select it, it will now appear in that window and make sure it's checked. Next go to the Files and Folders option and do the same thing as above (although there's nothing to check, just add. Close everything down and see if that makes it all work.

     

    Please let me know

     

     

     

    Please let us know if this works for you.

    4 replies

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    Shana22434227a7k5
    Participant
    February 2, 2022

    Thanks so much @gary_sc . This solved my problem instantly 🙂

     

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    Jan2fo
    Participant
    November 18, 2020

    This is great. May I ask, how do i REMOVE access ?

     

    gary_sc
    Community Expert
    gary_scCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 18, 2020

    Same thing but uncheck things

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    elfediaAuthor
    Participant
    August 3, 2020

    Thanks so much! That solved the problem.

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    L3XIS
    Participating Frequently
    May 13, 2022

    How did you solve this problem? 

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    Lumigraphics
    Legend
    August 3, 2020

    Google this, its been a common problem.

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    elfediaAuthor
    Participant
    August 3, 2020

    Sorry, but I'm not finding anything helpful. BTW, I should have said, I'm on Mac OS 10.15.5 Catalina.

    gary_sc
    Community Expert
    gary_scCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    August 3, 2020

    Hi Elfedia,

     

    Sorry I didn't see this earlier.

     

    Go to your System Preferences and select Security and Privacy (found in the top section). Now click on the Privacy setting (last tab). Now click on the lock on the bottom left and provide your Administrator code. Now select the Full Disk Access option and click on the "+" symbol. This will bring up the standard Mac Open window and let you add any application you want or need to have full access. Look for Bridge, select it, it will now appear in that window and make sure it's checked. Next go to the Files and Folders option and do the same thing as above (although there's nothing to check, just add. Close everything down and see if that makes it all work.

     

    Please let me know

     

     

     

    Please let us know if this works for you.

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