Purging the Cache in Bridge

Question

Lately, as I've been using Bridge, I've received a message that states:

"Bridge encountered a problem and is unable to read the cache. Please try purging the central cache in Cache Preferences to correct the situation."

From what I've researched, purging the cache seems like a safe option, but I'm relatively new to Bridge, and I'm just not clear on what purging the cache does. I just want to make sure that I'll still have all of my images to work with and that nothing will be erased.

Any help is appreciated!

Stephen Marsh · Accepted Answer

Keywords reside in the file and here:Prepression: Bridge – Restoring a Lost Keyword XML FileCollections and Smart collections are stored in files here:Re: where are my collections in Bridge 2019Re: Transfering CollectionsRe: Bridge CollectionsMore on the cache/index here:Centrally manage a Bridge cacheWork with the Adobe Bridge cache And new for CC2019:Centralized cache management

Stephen Marsh · Answer

Additionally to Ronald’s reply, it is not just the thumbnail, it is other data such as metadata. For example, if you update the Keyword metadata outside of Bridge in another app, the keyword may not update until Bridge has been exited/opened again or the cache for the image or folder has been purged.

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