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Forum|Forum|1 year ago
January 29, 2025
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Suddenly while working in Bridge, I can no longer click, drag, and move thumbnails within a folder. WHY WOULD THAT BE????

Latest Bridge, MacBook pro with Sequoia

macOS

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krnirmalkr

Adobe Employee

Hi hightor,
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?

Please share the sample file/files on which you are observing the issue at sharewithbr@adobe.com and mention this thread.

Thanks,
Bridge Team

gary_sc

Community Expert

Hi, @hightor, Can you please let us know what Workspace you are using?

Also, I'm not fully sure what you're talking about. In Bridge, the images lie within a grid system of columns and rows. It's never been possible to just drag an image to a convenient spot within the Contents Panel. The sort order, though, has always been available. So, if you're talking about moving an image ABCD to ABDC, yes you can just drag it — normally.

Let's look at a couple of possible things that could prevent that.

The first thing that pops into my head is that you have "Show Items From Subfolders" set to on. If this item is checked, select it again to uncheck it.

The one big thing to warn you about with this fix is that all the images you were looking at will not look that way after you do this. This is because if you have one folder with multiple images, you can only sort the images from one folder. If you have items in three folders, you want to set a custom order; you'll need to put them all into the same folder.

The 2nd thing is that you may need to purge the cache of your folder. You do this from the Tools menu.

Oh, one warning: Bridge will NOT know your new sort order if you inadvertently go to a different sort order. One way to get around this is to rename the newly sorted image so that you can then resort by name.

Good luck!

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hightorAuthor

Participating Frequently

This is a screen shot of the workspace. I am trying to move thumbnails around within a folder, to change theirorder. The photos on the bottom couple of rows(not all rows ar shown in this screen grab) , when clicked on, won't move. That's what I don't understand.

gary_sc

Community Expert

Hi, @hightor, did you try and purge the cache of the folder in question?

(Substitute your folder "knobs & circles.")

Oh, IF that doesn't work, then please Reset Bridge's 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."

Please let me know if either solves your issues.

melissapiccone

Community Expert

Moved post from Photoshop to Bridge.

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