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Bridge Creating Multiple Files When Downloading

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
October 31, 2021
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Bridge is creating multiple copies of photos when I download from my camera. I'm using a Z7 and running on Windows 10 - Bridge is up to date. This just started a few days ago. When I use the Photo Downloader it creates two copies of each photo from my camera - I then have to delete every other one before I start actually downloading. Anyone have any ideas??

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John Mal

Inspiring

I have a similar issue with CR3 files - it duplicates every one. I does not do it with my Sony RAW files however.

czitzmann

Participating Frequently

Yeh. This started when we were all upgraded to Bridge 2022.

Hope Adobe can fix this pain in the...

czitzmann

Participating Frequently

Similar problem here. In addition to the folder I normally download my photos into, Photo Downloader creates a folder "100MEDIA" and puts a copy of every downloaded image in there. Also creates yet another folder "DCIM" and in that folder Photo Downloader creates another folder, "100MEDIA", and puts still another copy of every downloaded original image in there. I end up with three copies of every photo:

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jom73747644

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@czitzmann wrote:
Similar problem here. In addition to the folder I normally download my photos into, Photo Downloader creates a folder "100MEDIA" and puts a copy of every downloaded image in there. Also creates yet another folder "DCIM" and in that folder Photo Downloader creates another folder, "100MEDIA", and puts still another copy of every downloaded original image in there. I end up with three copies of every photo:

I'm getting the same issue too. But mine reveals itself as the following: main downloaded folder had 2 more folders: 100EOS5D and a DCIM. Yet the DCIM folder contains the 100EOS5D which contains another copy of the images. In total I too get 3x each image and have to delete the extras.

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kpulkit

Adobe Employee

Hi,
Thanks for your feedback.
Could you share the following details about the issue:

Bridge version
System configuration
Is the issue specific to particular files/format?
Can you please post screenshots of the issue

Thanks,
Bridge Team

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Twillick

Inspiring

This is still a problem, and apparently for a lot of people. Not only is a pain to go in and delete all the extra files afterwards, but it significantly slows down the file copy / download process.

czitzmann

Participating Frequently

I seem to be having a whole variety of problems since the upgrade to
Bridge 2002. Honestly beginning to believe that Adobe wants all us
Bridge users to give up and migrate to Lightroom. Death by a thousand
cuts kinda thing.

Meanwhile I'm hanging on to my Bridge 2000 for taking care of many tasks.

I don't think there's any doubt that Adobe is at war with Bridge (or Bridge's users/fans). I've been able to accomplish some tasks using Bridge 2019 but can't make contact sheets because B2019 is no longer supported. So I have to bounce back and forth between B2019, B2021 and B2022.
Why are they doing this? I suspect they think Lightroom is superior and eventually Bridge users will give up and switch. So sad we have to PAY for this aggrivation.

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