Adobe Bridge - portable

[id11]

Hi

Is there a portable version of Adobe Bridge?

Any version year is OK.

For 64-bit.

[gary_sc]

What do you mean by "portable?"

you can always download a free version at any time, all it requires is an Adobe ID to access Adobe applications. 

[Abeiiss]

Hi Gary,

I have the same question - I believe what he means is to have others (family and friends) have the same Bridge configurations (index, Catalogs, collections, etc.) so they can see the same setup from their locations on the same network source (Drive).

If not, then my question is: can one back up Bridge configurations and restore them on another installation, since Bridge is free?

Thanks,

[id11]

A portable installation like any other portable installation option for a lot of software.

Rather than installing to disk.

[gary_sc · Accepted solution]

Than no. Bridge must be installed to work on a computer to function. 

[id11]

OK thanks for confirming.

[jbm007]

Bridge will only install on a mounted system drive.

[Willi Adelberger]

None of the Adobe programs offers a portable installing.

[Abeiiss]

Can one back up Bridge configurations and restore them on another installation? if yes, how? (I'm new to Bridge)

[gary_sc]

Hi @Abeiiss, The problem with this request is that, because there is no automatic way to do it, it would require so much time and analysis to achieve, it would be much faster to manually do the same thing. That is, to take a screenshot of the various settings and email them to others, keep a running Keyword list and share that with each other, and something similar for Collections. 

Please keep in mind that Bridge has never been designed to work on anything other than a single computer for a single person with direct storage, and not on a server. Heck, even having your images stored on services like Dropbox can be problematic and unreliable.

So, since you cannot "share" files with an open system, the benefits of a shared system are somewhat limited. Adobe had a shared service for several years during the Creative Suite days called Version Cue. However, it was so challenging to maintain and operate that Adobe ultimately abandoned it. You can obtain various system software packages that enable multiple people to work with a single server, but these are not cheap.

Sorry, I can't help you.