Adobe Bridge 2024 didn't import keywords

[Leigh255702720zht]

I opened Bridge today and it had automatically updated to 2024. When it asked me to imprort previous settings, I said yes, but my keywords did not import. Are my keywords totally gone because of the automatic update? Why did they not import over when I said yes? 

[monicadarcymyers]

Totally having the same problem. Bridge is useless to me if I can't do this. I hope they fix this ASAP!

[gregreser]

Are you just seeing the generic default keywords in 2024?

[monicadarcymyers]

No, my keywords list is there, but it has aphabetized all my words and moved them out of their parent/child format. Totally won't work for me. I've reverted back to the 2022 version.

[gregreser · Accepted solution]

Your keywords are probably under "Other Keywords" because they are just being read from the image files.

If you want to use Bridge 2024, you could export your keywords from 2022 and import them to 2024.

You could also copy the Adobe Bridge Keywords.xml file from 2022 to 2024

Windows:

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Bridge 2022\Adobe Bridge Keywords.xml

copy to (replace existing file):

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Bridge 2024\Adobe Bridge Keywords.xml

Mac:

/Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Bridge 2022/Adobe Bridge Keywords.xml

copy to (replace existing file):

/Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Bridge 2024/Adobe Bridge Keywords.xml

[monicadarcymyers]

I have created my controlled vocabulary in Excel and export it as a tab delimited text file. It has always worked until now. That is also where I add and update things. Will be kind of cumbersom if I can't do that. I also share it with other users. I will see if I can get your fix to work. Thanks.

[Merryn35765090hqw8]

Did you work out a fix. Having the same problem

[gregreser]

Can you share your tab delimited text file, or part of it, so we can test and find the solution?

[Merryn35765090hqw8]

Happy to share 

[MonicaLeigh69]

Merryn,

I ended up going back to version 12.04.286 Adobe 2022. I hate doing that, but I totally can't work without my CV.

[gregreser · Accepted solution]

@Merryn35765090hqw8 

Thanks.

I think the problem is that there are extra Tabs to the right of each keyword. Sometimes there are two Tabs, sometimes there are more. I think this is messing up How Bridge is parsing the file.

I can see the Tabs in Notepad++

I removed the trailing Tabs and got this:

Is this closer to what you were expecting?

[Merryn35765090hqw8]

Yes. That is looking how it should. Very grateful thank you

[gregreser]

The extra Tabs are created by Excel when you save as Tab-delimited. Any empty cells in the columns containing text lower down the list will generate a Tab. I don't know how to avoid the problem. You may have to use a text editor, as I did, to clean it up.

[Annie35257711gkpn]

I am having the same issue (my keywords are being imported as one giant list with no hierarchy) but even after I have cleaned up the extra characters it's still happening. Has anyone found a solution? My keywords have been carefully honed over many months, and I would really not want to have to rebuild.

[pankajg6675616]

Hello,

We have just released a new Adobe Bridge 2024 Beta build (14.1.1.271) which fixes this issue. We would love for you to try it out and share feedback.

For a complete list of fixed issues, please refer to community post announcement: https://community.adobe.com/t5/bridge-discussions/adobe-bridge-beta-is-now-available-14-1-1/m-p/1467...

Regards,
Bridge Team

[monicadarcymyers]

Hello,

I am trying the beta version of Bridge. I tried to import my controlled vocabulary into keywords. It doesn’t bring the whole list in. When I am importing, I choose “clear and import”. I am importing a tab delimited Excel file. Am I doing something wrong? It used to work. I kind of need that feature to do my job.

Thanks in advance!

Monica Myers

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[Abu25]

Hi @monicadarcymyers ,

Thanks for your feedback.

Could you please share the keywords Excel file at  sharewithbr@adobe.com and mention this thread.         
 

           
Thanks,
Bridge Team

[cjbee53]

I tried the Beta version and my keywords are showing up fine. They are still not showing up in Bridge 14.1.2. Is there any timeline for this to be fixed? I prefer not to use Beta. thx.