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February 1, 2017
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deleting all keywords in bridge cs6 in one time

  • February 1, 2017
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I will to erase all keywords of all my photo's, to make a full new organisation of the pictures.

When i click om the option and the V, that is not the solution.

To click one main keywords is repeat after a few seconds or with a other selection.

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    Correct answer PECourtejoie

    Hello, the problem is twofold: you'll need to remove the attributed keywords, then the keyword hierarchy in Bridge.

    I would try, folder by folder, to select all (CTRL+A), then go to file info (CTRL+I) and select the keywords field, and hit delete? (Not sure if it would work, as it might tell you it contains various values.

    Maybe is there a script that would help you.

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    Stephen Marsh
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    Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
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    February 6, 2017

    I just had a belated thought!

    By removing existing keywords, one has to manually re-assign the new keyword. This could be a lot of work!

    ExifTool can use conditional processing, if a condition is true then process the file… So it is possible to leverage the old keyword by replacing it with a new keyword – potentially saving you from manually re-applying the new keywords. For example, if the current keyword is “old” then replace it with “new”, otherwise do nothing.

    However you have likely removed all of the old keywords by now anyway…

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    seven catsAuthor
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    February 6, 2017

    It was testing and trying, but i tink that i am at the right track.

    Thank for helping and support

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    seven catsAuthor
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    February 5, 2017

    OK , done. Thanks for the support

      PECourtejoie
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      PECourtejoieCommunity Expert
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      February 5, 2017

      For learning purposes, how do you intend to build your keywords hierarchy?

      I ask this as it might help others if you explained what you did first that did not work...

        PECourtejoie
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        PECourtejoieCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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        February 1, 2017

        Hello, the problem is twofold: you'll need to remove the attributed keywords, then the keyword hierarchy in Bridge.

        I would try, folder by folder, to select all (CTRL+A), then go to file info (CTRL+I) and select the keywords field, and hit delete? (Not sure if it would work, as it might tell you it contains various values.

        Maybe is there a script that would help you.

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        seven catsAuthor
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        February 1, 2017

        OK thank you for the info

        PECourtejoie
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        PECourtejoieCommunity Expert
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        February 1, 2017

        Once all keywords are removed, you should be able to recreate a keywords hierarchy, without the keywords creeping back in your kw database.

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