Need a version of Bridge that will run on Mac OS 10.13.6 on a 2012 iMac

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January 26, 2022
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Bridge suddenly stopped working on a 2012 iMac running 10.13.6, High Sierra. I use as a capture station in the studio and this is as far as the machine will update in the OS. After installing Xrite software and calibrating the monitor, Bridge would no longer open.

I thought I'd uninstall it and reinstall it from Creative Cloud, as anyone would, but after uninstalling, it disappeared from my list of available apps.

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Lumigraphics

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A 2012 iMac can run up to 10.15 Catalina, which can support current CC versions.

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fdpryorAuthor

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This 2012 iMac won't run Catalina. When I try to upgrade it past High Sierra I get a message saying that it's not configured properly for the upgrade.

gary_sc

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Maybe you should call Apple and ask how to do that. The big question is what configuration causes this limitation.

gary_sc

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HI FDPryor,

Yeah, you are in a bit of trouble there. Not fully sure what was the oldest OS that could run on a 2012 iMac but the newest version of Bridge came out in 2019/2020 time period. I can see why you're still running that because that was not that long ago.

Anyhow, please try this: Go into your Adobe CC app and click on the Apps tab and then the All Apps list. Scroll down until you see Bridge. To the right you'll see 3 dots (an elipse "…"). Mouse down on that and you'll see an option of "Other Versions." Let me know if you see Bridge v. 10.x there.

Good luck!

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fdpryorAuthor

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Hey, thanks for the help gary_sc,

It shows Bridge as Not Compatible. Gives me no alternatives. The mystery is why it was running on the machine just fine until I installed Xrite calibration software and created a profile for the display.

Sadly, Light Room Classic is also incompatible and the CC version seems incapable of monitoring a watch folder or interfacing usefully with Camera Raw. I thought I was angry at losing Bridge; trying to do anything useful with Lightroom CC really excercised my naughty vocabulary.

I had to put in an emergency order for a Mac Mini to use as a capture station. And I'm investigating Capture One as an image ingestion solution going forward.

gary_sc

Community Expert

Hi FDpryor,

I can't say with any accuracy why it was working and then it isn't. I could guess, but that sometimes gets me into trouble.

There are legal reasons behind your problem, you can read up on it here:

https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/05/13/adobe-warning-of-legal-problems-if-users-keep-using-old-versions-of-creative-cloud-apps

Meanwhile, IF you have time machine, see if you can bring your computer back to the state it was before you uninstalled Bridge. Otherwise, you can try contacting Adobe and see if they can help you. Otherwise, there's not much to do but to buy a new computer (Yeah, ouch!).

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