Bridge CC 9.3 is slow [Branched from: CC 2019 - Very slow ]

I have the same problem - for some time now. I can't go back to v8 unfortuantly - the updater doesn't give the option. It would be massively inconvenient for me to change software PS etc (not that Adobe would blink losing one customer whith their latest profit margin). I will try some other organiser however to see the performance difference.

Very very annoying.

This is why I don't update any of my apps for years, I'm still using CS6 and it's working fine, I never need any of their new updates, Adobe is too greedy and bring only more bugs.

Hi,

Apologies for the inconvenience you are facing.

There is thumbnail and cache generation process happens when you launch bridge and open any folder for the first time, by default it generates 100% preview. You can select prefer embedded which is faster. Uncheck the generate 100% previews option.

For Mac, if you are seeing 300%/400% CPU usage by Bridge, it is not concerning area, if your processor has 8 cores.. it can go upto 800%.. so its not like that bridge is using all of your CPU.

Also if you still see the issue, could you please share below details

1. Sample files on which you are encountering the problem @ swagarwa@adobe.com / ankursin@adobe.com

2. Are you accessing the files on network or local

3. How many images / videos are there in folders you are browsing

4. If you are facing the slowness for some specific operation.

5. Machine configuration and OS version

Thanks,

Bridge Team

I literally can't preview more than three photos before it freezes.  I to have a new Mac.  This is beyond unacceptable.  They force us to "upgrade" to CC and it doesn't work right.  Its wedding season.  I can't even get an engagement session edited let alone a wedding.    

I'm dying here because I rely so much on Bridge. I have a hot rod machine to handle both video and photography. Sad that I can only run iTunes, Bridge and photoshop wanting to jump off a 13 story building. Running a bare-bones bridge and it kills everything. EXTREMELY frustrating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Check this out! Don't tell me to dump and re-install because I've been there - done that. Unbelievable that Adobe has yet to truly come out and say "yep, we see the problem everyone is having and we are investigating". Nope, it's check your extensions or just back to an older version.

I don't use Bridge 9.3 at all.

It's in my opinion unusable. Terrible, ugly interface, impractical, blurry previews, bad coding.

Adobe should scrap the whole app, go back to version 8, and re-start the process.

And DO NOT CHANGE THE LAYOUT. I don't need anything new. I just need it to work and be adapted to changes of the internet and the computers that software runs on. Make it just work, Adobe. I'm paying for a professional instrument, not "new and improved features".

The key new feature for me was that Bridge could display in ProPhoto RGB (earlier it could only display sRGB, which was terrible). That was a good upgrade.

But this playing around with features and interface design is a bad idea. We don't need corporate identity in software user interfaces.

The less a software changes in the interface, the better. Just make it run smooth!

I dropped Bridge 9.0.2 for its poor interface and the blurry previews and went back to Bridge 8.1

Adobe has to give us the choice to use the classic and elegant Bridge look or the new, crowded, attention seeking and way too busy interface.

And the preview problem also has to be fixed.

The other problems I have not encountered as my response to Bridge 9 was so negative it only lasted about ten minutes on my computer.

Branched to a new thread and successfully moved from Adobe Creative Cloud to Bridge

Disable all extensions and try that. If it works better, enable extension by extension until you find the culprit.

Something fundamental is wrong with Bridge. Has been for a few updates now. Possibly since CC2019. No other Adobe app behaves like this.