Bridge 2023 - HIGH CPU When Sitting Idle: HERE'S HOW TO STOP IT

[PaulieDC]

This was an answer in a different post that I wrote but it needs its own thread, so hopefully Adobe progranmmers will fix this. I just found a WEIRD solution for the insanely high CPU when Bridge 2023 just sits there unused... it works and not sure why. If I start up on Bridge in the Essentals view, the CPU hits around 45-50% and temps go to 85-90C on my MSI M16 Content Creator laptop (Win 11 Pro, 12th gen proc). I've attached an image showing this.

SO, at the bottom of the Bridge window, grab the slider that changes the view percentage, and drag it all the way left, so your thumbnails are super tiny. Your CPU should drop to 0.2% or so. Seriously. Then for me, I dragged the slider back up to about 40% which works for me size-wise, and it's holding steady quite nicely... Bridge is sitting there at less than 1%. I've left it running while I work in Photoshop on other stuff, and Bridge is quiet as a mouse. Hopefully this bug can be addressed and fixed quickly.

If someone could test this on the Mac version, that would be much appreciated!

[TAK]

Yes crazy.

here: bridge is idle, with one open folder of images. 318.5% processors

NUTS

[PaulieDC]

Wow, 318% on a Mac... so did you try the slider trick with the thumbnails? Did it work for you on the Mac?

[TAK]

I did try the slider trick and it didnt work. i forgot to take a screenshot, so will do again and post here. but my experience was : slider making thumbnails small: no change; slider making only 1 big image; little better. but still in the 250-300+ range

ps: i have downgraded many of my team's machines to bridge 12 due to crashing. machines: imac 2017/24 in; macpro 2019; all bells and whistles. bridge 13 crashes on startup.

[davew68773894]

Hi Paulie, tried your tip in Windows 10 and it works! What kind of Adobe voodoo is this?
Seriously though, thank you.

[PaulieDC]

I know, looney! Glad I at least stumbled across it. 

[swati1234 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The latest beta build 13.0.4 contains fix for the issue, could you please try and validate if that resolves the issue for you.
https://community.adobe.com/t5/bridge-discussions/adobe-bridge-beta-is-now-available-13-0-4/td-p/138...
Regards,
Bridge Team

[Bryan Conner]

The latest Bridge beta solves the problem for me (Windows 11).  I made sure that I had my preview settings set exactly the same in both beta and the release version, which are the standard recommended settings.  My cpu usage at idle with the release version stayed around 40% and with the beta version, with the same folder open, the cpu percentage stays below 5%.  Huge difference!

[PaulieDC]

Hi! I downloaded the 13.0.4 Beta and the issue is fixed. Thanks!

[scottbu]

Interesting... I tried this when it was first suggested.  It would work, but only for a short while.  When the thumbnail size was increased, it would resume high CPU usage after a couple of minutes.  With 14.0.0.102, it seems to work permanently.

[PaulieDC]

Onward and upward! We're getting there! 😆

appreciate the update.