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Warren24210020zlju
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April 26, 2022
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Bridge will not open an editor

  • April 26, 2022
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I'm trying out Bridge for the first time.  When I first installed it, I could double-click on a photo and it would open in an editor/viewer (I'm not sure whicn one - I wasn't paying attention). 

But after the first update (which happened automatically), when I click on a photo nothing happens.  I checked the file associations and they are all blank.  So that's the first thing - the update appeared to wipe out the file associations that were there by defult from the install.

Now, if I try to add a file association (for .jpg for example), what do I set it to?  When I go to change it, there is a "browse" button, so I guess I have to browse to an .exe file for some photo editor.  The problem is, I can't find one.  I have Photoshop Express, but I can 't find an .exe for it.  After changing folder security settings, I was able to get into the \WindowsApps  folder  and find the Windows Photos app, but that app can't be started by simply running the .exe.

 

How do I get Bridge back to the behavior it had right after installation, where it would open a photo editor?

 

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gary_sc
gary_sc
Community Expert
April 26, 2022

Hi Warren,

 

I can think of several things to try. First, rebuild your preferences. 

Quit Bridge (if running). 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, choose “Reset Preferences," "Entire Thumbnail Cache”, and/or "Reset Standard Workspaces.” In your case, choose "Reset Preferences."

 

If that doesn't do it (and I think it will), go into your preferences, click on the File Association tab, and then click on "Reset to Default Associations."

 

Note, if you ever click on (say) a PNG, and it opens in your system default viewing program or default photo program, you can go into the window, select PNG, then select Photoshop for the application that will open and let you work on that PNG.

 

Hope this helps, let us know.

 

 

 

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Warren24210020zljuAuthor
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April 27, 2022

I tried holding down CTRL-ALT-SHIFT while double-clicking the Bridge icon on the desktop.  That opened a window for properties of the Bridge.exe file.  There's nothing there to reset preferences.

 

I tried holding down CTRL-ALT-SHIFT while clicking the Bridge icon in the Start menu (keeping them held down while it started), and I got a dialog "Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?", which I think indicates I'm starting Bridge as Administrator.  But then the Bridge window opens as normal - there's no pop-up or place to reset preferences.

 

I went into Edit -> Preferences -> File Type Associations, and clicked the "Reset to Default Associations".  After confirming, it reset them.  They are all 'None'.  So that seems to confirm my initial suspicion that the update wipes out the default file associations.

 

Any way to manually point to an .exe for a photo editor?  It seems a lot of modern apps (including Photoshop Express and Windows Photos) don't have a simple .exe you can double-click; it's something more complicated.

gary_sc
gary_sc
Community Expert
April 28, 2022

Gary,


Thanks for the replies. I was able to get the Reset Prefs dialog by hitting CTRL-ALT-SHIFT immediately after double-clicking the desktop icon. I picked the first of the 3 choices, "Reset Preferences" When Bridge started, it was still not opening an editor when I double-click an image. All the file type assiciations are set to None.


I then rebooted my PC and restarted Bridge.  Now double-click works.  It opens the image in Microsoft Photos.

 

But when I look at the File Associations in Edit -> Preferences, they are all None.  Very strange.

 


OK, I re-read your first message and completely read over the fact that you're working with Photoshop Express. Bridge is designed to work with any of the Adobe Creative Cloud applications.

 

Many many many years ago PSE for the Mac came with Bridge but that was stopped many many years ago. Since then there's no actual communication between PSE and Bridge. Nothing is showing up because there are no Adobe Creative Cloud applications to link to the file type associations. 

 

Yeah, my fault for not reading thoroughly through your original message. 

 

Bridge can work as a file viewer for you but linking it to PSE is probably not going to work. 

 

But, doesn't PSE have a file browser of its own to work with PSE? Why are you not using that?

 

If you want to use Bridge, you can get PS, Lightroom Desktop, Lightroom Classic, and Adobe Camera Raw for $10 a month. It's a great deal if you're at all interested. 

 

Sorry I can't help more.

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