Questions

Several of my Clients are trying to move their Smart Collections Workflow from Lightroom Classic to Adobe Bridge. I've been asking for the ability to export LightRoom Classic's Smart Collections to Bridge. I have just completed the working Script to do so! If you have interest, reply to this post. 

Hi,A new European directive mandates the identification of images created or retouched using AI, requiring this information to be specified within the file—likely in the XMP data. I am currently trying to publish AVIF and WebP files online, but I cannot specify this information in the IPTC Extension field. I would also like to point out that the XMP data generated by Bridge for more traditional digital creations references obsolete URLs, such as: https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/softwareImage It would be greatly appreciated if you could update Bridge so that I can work properly and remain legally compliant. Resources for your services: https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/Regards.

I have no thumbnails w pics on my bridge app. I only get “PS” symbol where the pic should be. I have toubleshooted the issue as per Adobe. Same result. 

how do we get the file names to show on these thumbnails page? 

Die Bridge lässt sich nicht öffnen, es kommt folgende Meldung: „Der Prozedureinsprungpunkt “EnumResourceNamesA" wurde in der DLL "D:\Adobe\Adobe Bridge.exe” nicht gefunden.“ Ich habe zuvor den adobeTemp-Ordner geleert. Steht dies im Zusammenhang?Vielen Dank für Ihre Antworten.Zusätzlich lässt sich die Bridge v 16.0.6 nicht aktualisieren, da das Update nicht kompatibel ist.

I try to eject the hard drive from Bridge and nothing happens.I have to close Bridge entirely to be able to eject the hard drive from finder once Bridge has been open and browsed said hard drive.I've been searching the forums for a similar problem/solution, but haven't found anything.Can anyone point me towards a solution to this? I really like using Bridge over finder, but this but drives me up the wall.

Bridge would freeze immediately.  Was running latest Sequoia,  Adobe support said it was my problem, of course, and that the new Bridge needed Tahoe. Now running OS Tahoe 26.5 and Bridge still freezes upon opening.  Uninstalled and reinstalled and no dice.  Reset prefs and cleared cache, probably unnecessary.  What’s going on?

After update to OS 26.6 update to Bridge 16.06 reports as damaged, uninstall quit reboot reinstall - same, repeat but rollback to 16.03 all working

I updated my Mac to Tahoe 26.5.2 and Adobe Bridge 13.0.0.562 ... Now when I attempt to upload files from my SD card, it only uploads the older files ... It doesn't recognize the new files ... I did load them in my mac laptop, so the issue in on my desktop ...  PLEASE help!

I updated my Mac to Tahoe 26.5.2 and Adobe Bridge 13.0.0.562 ... Now when I attempt to upload files from my SD card, it only uploads the older files ... It doesn't recognize the new files ... I did load them in my mac laptop, so the issue in on my desktop ... I am dumbfounded ... PLEASE help!

Ok Adobe, it's been years now, and the one blindingly obvious data point that any and every person needs to know about a video clip is still lacking in Bridge: "How long is this clip?" I don't need to know who the Referring Physician was. The Intellectual Genre of a clip is irrelevant to me. I'm sure the Audio Engineer did a great job, but I don't need to know their name. (those are all actual metadata points). I need to know how long the clip is. Stop whatever you're doing, and do this. Please. Think of the children.

Bridge will usually generate previews with the wrong size when "Generate Monitor-Size Previews" has been enabled (checked). I would guess that this bug has been present for a while. The setting can be found here: Preferences -> Advanced -> Generate Monitor-Size Previews On my system (see below), I have a monitor with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. When "Generate Monitor-Size Previews" is not checked, Bridge generates preview files with a pixel width of 2048 pixels in this cache folder (2048 seems to be the default size):    C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Bridge\Cache\v36\1024\... Then, when checking "Generate Monitor-Size Previews", I see preview files with a width of 2560 pixels for new files, which may be the expected width (but see note below *). However, with "Generate Monitor-Size Previews" still checked, I exit Bridge, then starts Bridge again, then I double check that "Generate Monitor-Size Previews" is still set in Preferences

I am purchasing Adobe Photoshop Elements 2026, 3 year version without CC.   I used to have bridge, but need to update it in order to use it.   I would like just free bridge to work without having to pay for a subscription or having to go thru CC.   I only use it to manage my photo files and access.   It use to be the best at this.   It use to be free.   So can I still get bridge free without having to go thru CC? 

When I open a folder in bridge, thumbnails and previews are generated of the photos in the folder. If I open another folder and then open the previous folder again, the thumbnails and previews are generated again. Also if I close bridge and then start it again, the thumbnails and previews of every folder I open, are generated again.In this way bridge works very slowly and is not workable at all.How can I improve this?

Anybody else miss this?We have "Light," "Dark," and "Chunky Dark" but there's no "Medium" anymore! I definitely miss this. Adobe please answer my call!    

Hi updated to latest version and got this message on opening "“Adobe Bridge 2025” is damaged and can’t be opened."" Help anyone?

Bridge refused to install but I want to ask further questions: First, here’s the image of the error message:  This is the detailed bridge system requirements: https://helpx.adobe.com/bridge/desktop/get-started/technical-requirements.html Second, Windows 11 is garbage. Third, I have a 10th Generation Intel processor HP Zbook Fury Mobile Workstation and it supports AVX2 under “instruction set extensions” https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/201897/intel-core-i710850h-processor-12m-cache-up-to-5-10-ghz/specifications.html  Finally, Microsoft has extended support for another year for Windows 10.  Why are you really doing this?   

I need to call this out because it’s unacceptable. I just bought a brand‑new $1500 Surface (Snapdragon) and Adobe Bridge doesn’t work on it.I’ve used Bridge since V1, and I pay over $700 a year for Creative Cloud. Yet multiple CC apps still don’t run on Windows ARM. How is this still the case in 2026?Professionals depend on these tools every day. This needs to be fixed.

I just tried to install Bridge on my new Surface Pro 11, which uses a Snapdragon ARM processor. While Photoshop works, Bridge would not install as the error message said a version of Bridge is not available for this processor. Does anyone know if Adobe plans to deliver a version of Bridge that works with the Snapdragon processor?  Thanks

When I open bridge, every time a popup  appears with the message “Adobe Bridge 2026.app” would like to access data from other apps.”  I want to NOT ALLOW. How can I eliminate this popup? There seems to be no way to turn it off. The number of annoyances just seem to keep growing.

Following upgrade to Ps 27.8 and Br 16.0.3.21 remove tool edits not visible in Br. If reopened in RAW they are still there. Problem on both Mac book and iMac (AMD). I have tried CC cleaner and reset all preferences etc. Does anyone recognise this? Any solutions?

When I use Bridge without internet, it rapidly becomes unusable...takes forever to do things such as generating thumbnails. When I return home, its behaves normally. Lightroom and Photoshop give me no such grief. Is there a workaround???

Using bridge When viewing an image using the spacebar the view does not fill the screen as it did previously. It has grey sidebars. this has only happened since the last upgrade.  I’ve tried a number of changes to setting but nothing seems to work.  Suggestion on how to fix most welcome.

Ik kan op bureaublad klikken maar zie geen foto’s. voorheen was er geen wit vel zichtbaar en kon alles getoond worden. wat te doen?

More annoying than anything, but when I copy and paste a folder containing a few hundred images, the file path in the Path Bar will change to a random location. All the files are in the correct folders and location. And using the back button will reset it to the correct path but I’m used to clicking the Path Bar to skip a few folders but due to this issue, I can’t do that. Again, more annoying than anything but still, I’d like to find a fix.