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Nov 8, 2026 5:20 PM UTC
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In Bridge is it possible to tell if an image is linked to an IndDesign file? I have many images that are licensed but not yet used.

Over the years, I’ve accumulated many images that I’ve licensed but haven’t used. Is it possible to tell in Bridge if an image is linked to another file somewhere? I know you can start with an ID file and see where the images live, but this would be the other way around.

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    Nov 8, 2026 6:05 PM UTC

    Yes — you can do this the other way round in Bridge, using Bridge's Find dialog:

     

    1. In Bridge, open Find.

    2. In Look in, choose the folder that holds your InDesign (.indd) files.

    3. Under Criteria, set All Metadata — contains — and type the image file name, e.g. File-A.psd.

    4. Tick Include All Subfolders and Include Non-indexed Files, then click Find.

     

    Bridge will list the .indd files whose metadata contains that file name — those are the documents linking to the image. If a licensed image returns no .indd files in that folder, it isn't linked there.

     

    One tip: if the file name has spaces, use %20 in place of each space in the search, e.g. My%20Image.tif.

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