Adobe Bridge damaged

[paulg2713568]

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

[Jeff Arola]

Reinstall Adobe Bridge 2025 using the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application

Applcations>Adobe Creative Cloud

[paulg2713568]

Thanks Jeff. Tried that It did not work . But see next post.Regards Paul

[Vincej]

I have exactly the same problem, screen shot is the same. What does the greyed out part of the message mean, (This file was downloaded on unknown date)

Seems to have started with the latest update on my 2019 27" Imac.

Working fine up until then

[paulg2713568 · Accepted solution]

Hi Vince. I discovered the problem was Macs security settings. It would not allow the upgrade to run saying it was corrupted.  Solution: Settings > Privacy & Security > Security - "Allow applications from" . This was blocking the upgrade from running insisting it was corrupted. I allowed the application (Bridge) and its run perfrctly since. 

Regards Paul

[Vincej]

Hi Paul.

Thanks for your reply.

When I open Settings>Privacy & Security>Security I only have these 2 options, nothing else.

See screen shot.

Regards

Vince

[Vincej]

Hi Paul.

Apologies for all the tooing and frowing but I have something now, see screen shot.

I probably need to look at my security settings as this is the first time I have come accross this issue.

[paulg2713568]

Hi Vince

Sorry thats the message I got as well - the malware one - thought it said corrupted. I clicked on "open anyway" and it works perfectly. Also my spyware/anti virus isnt picking up any problems.

Regards Paul

[Vincej]

Hi Paul.

I have tried rolling back to previous versions of Bridge, V 15.0.0, v 15.0.1, all 2025.

The one that I am working off at the moment is v 14.1.5 2024. This and earlier versions of Bridge 2024 work fine. 

I have also tried rolling back to earlier versions of Photoshop but without any success, so it looks like I'll just have to live with Bridge 2024 v 14.1.5 for the time being.

Funny thing is Bridge v15.0.2 works fine on my windows desktop, with Photoshop v 26.2 

[dakotakid_parker]

Why on earth doesn't Adobe fix this stupid bug? It's happened to me twice now. Super annoying. Counter intuitive. Certainly worth the $60/month I pay for the full set of apps.

[gary_sc]

Have you tried refreshing your preferences:

 Just before clicking on Bridge in the Dock or double-clicking the application for the Mac, press Command-Option-Shift. For PCs, press Control-Alt-Shift. Then open Bridge BUT KEEP your fingers on those keys until you see a window pop up. From the window, the options are: “Reset Preferences" and "Purge All Local Cache Files.” In your case, check both of them.

 

[dakotakid_parker]

Thanks Gary, if it happens again, I'll try that.

[sonofmrsnak]

With this really being an Apple security issue, doing this will not open the reset settings. You need to fix by overriding in the Apple security area. I had to do that today. It's still a problem that w

as never fixed.