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April 22, 2025
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Accessing Photos in Bridge

  • April 22, 2025
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Just installed Elements 2025. How can I access my photos that are stored in Adobe Bridge?

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Jeff Arola
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 23, 2025

Adobe Bridge doesn't store any photos, it's just is a file browser.

 

MichelBParis explains the difference here in this thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-elements-discussions/from-photoshop-elements-organizer-8-to-adobe-bridge/td-p/12836607

 

If you want to open any photos you see in Bridge into Photoshop Elements 2025, simply right click on the photo and under Open With select Adobe Photoshop Elements Editor 2025:

 

Glenn 8675309
Legend
April 22, 2025

To the best of my knowledge this is no simple way to tell organizer "Hey! use all my bridge images".

My recommendation:   Simply tell organizer what folders you want it to monitor. 

Bridge does have alot of options, to include changing file assocations- typically all yo udo is right mouse click on an image in bridge. 

Do you need help with the organizer?  It's pretty much the  same as in the past 5 or 6 versions of pse. 

The following is a 100%AI response, which at first look appears to be pretty accurate.

To access your photos stored in Adobe Bridge from Adobe Organizer, you’ll need to transfer or import them, as Adobe Bridge and Organizer are separate tools with different ways of managing files. Here's how you can do it:

 

  1. Locate the photos in Adobe Bridge:

     

    • Open Adobe Bridge.

    • Navigate to the folder where your photos are stored.

    • If needed, you can use the “Filter” or “Search” options in Bridge to pinpoint specific files.

     

  2. Copy or Export the files:

     

    • Select the photos you want to transfer.

    • Right-click and choose "Copy" or use "File > Export to Hard Drive" to ensure the photos are saved in a common folder.

     

  3. Import to Adobe Organizer:

     

    • Open Adobe Organizer.

    • Go to “File > Get Photos and Videos > From Files and Folders.”

    • Select the folder or individual files you exported or copied earlier.

    • Click “Import” to bring them into your Adobe Organizer library.

     

 

If you need more specific instructions for your setup or tools, just let me know! Adobe’s workflow has some nuances, and I’d love to assist further.