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March 23, 2025
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Error writing Metadate to file in Bridge 15.0.3.525

  • March 23, 2025
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I have been trying to add keywords to images in Bridge using the Essentials workspace.  Adding keywords to the first few images seems to work fine but then I start receiving the following error message:  "There was an error writing metadata to [FILENAME].  If I click OK and try to add it again, sometimes it will add the keyword(s), sometimes not.  This can occur when trying to update keywords for a single image or adding the same keyword to multiple images at one time.  Then, when I want I am runnin to close Bridge, I get another message:  "Quitting Bridge will stop all the background processes.  Are you sure you want to quite Bridge?"  I tried waiting for Bridge to finish whatever it is trying to do, however it never seems to resolve the problem and close normally.  (I can't tell what this might be from Task Manager.)   If I quit Bridge and then reopen and and return to the keywording process, I find that none of the keywords have been added to any of the image's metadata--including those that appeared to have processed properly before the error.  I am on a Windows 11 Pro platform, Bridge version 15.0.3.525,  This error seems too have begun after the last version update. 

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Legend
March 25, 2025

Where are these files stored?

Known Participant
April 1, 2025

Not sure if this is what you need to know 

 

I use XMP sidecar files.  The xmp files are stored in the same directory as the image files to which they are attached.  These are on an external RAID array on my network.

gary_sc
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April 1, 2025

Sorry, @scenicshutterbug, there's your problem. 

 

Bridge is not designed to work with networks. It may partially work, or it may seem to work OK, but minor shifts in something within the network can cause it to stop working entirely. 

 

From the get-go, Bridge was designed to work only with connected files (hard drives and external drives). Networks are not easy for applications like Bridge to connect to, that's why systems that work with networks are expensive. Many years ago, Adobe had a network system as part of its CS system (before the Creative Cloud). They gave up on it. If you move your files onto directly connected hard drives, your problems will probably be over. 

 

FWIW, here's what I do: 

I have a 4 TB drive that holds my images and many documents. I use a 2nd 4TB drive to back up my first drive. I manually do this at least once a week or more often if I've done a lot of work. (If you have a Mac system, I can strongly recommend Chronosync for this backup strategy. I’m sorry, I cannot make a similar recommendation for PCs. Regardless, look for backup software that can update your data as opposed to constantly replacing your data.)

I use a 3rd 4TB drive for Apple's Time Machine.

I also use a cloud service in case the house burns down. Am I paranoid? No, I’m just a realist. In a worst-case scenario, I would not lose much, at worst, sometimes a bit more than I'd like, but nothing horrendous.

[Note: the 4TB is entirely based on what I need. Your needs may demand more or less hard drive space. Whatever you think you need, double it. Oh, the backup drives, you do not need SSDs or anything fancy or fast, just reliable. Just to let you know, your first backup will take a long time.]