How can I preserve sort orders for multiple folders when switching between them?

[compupix]

I have two folders that I frequently switch between in Adobe Bridge (version 14.1.9). I want each folder to retain its own sort order:

• Folder A → sorted by Date Modified, most recent first

• Folder B → sorted by Filename, ascending

However, when I navigate between them using Favorites or the Back arrow, Bridge applies the last-used sort to the new folder instead of keeping the per-folder sort.

The folders are geographically far apart in the Folders panel, so scrolling to them each time is difficult. Isn’t this what the Favorites panel was created for?

Is there a way to make Bridge respect each folder’s individual sort order when switching like this, without having to manually reapply the sort each time?

[gary_sc]

Hi, @compupix, good question, and there is an answer: In the Content Panel, you can have multiple Content Tabs. Here is a screenshot where I've focused on one folder and set that to Date Created. 

 Then I went to a second folder in a second Content Tab and had that one set on a different folder and set that to Filename.

Going back and forth was easy and did not lose its focus.

I hope this helps,

[compupix]

How does one preserve multiple content tab views after closing Bridge?

[gary_sc]

When I quit and reopen Bridge, it's just as I left it. I gather that is not happening for you?

If so, please try rebuilding the Preferences. Here's how:

Quit Bridge if Open. 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, the options are: “Reset Preferences" and "Purge All Local Cache Files.” In your case, check both of them.

Let me know how this works out. (This will also remove the selected folders in the Content Panel; you'll have to reset them. 

BTW, in case I need this later: what is your OS (and what release) and what version of Bridge are you using (and what release)?

[compupix]

Magic!

Thanks Gary!

[gary_sc]

So, just out of curiosity, when "fix" did the "fix?"

[compupix]

When I tried the two tabs method, closed Bridge, and re-opened. I'm not sure when or why I was confident that Bridge wouldn't remember its last used tabs state.

So, your first reply worked.

[gary_sc]

Ah, good testing. 

If you could click on that answer as correct, it will help others with the same problem. Thanks 

[compupix]

Tabs are saved with the Workspace, so switching Workspaces hides any tabs that were open in the previous one. You’ll need to switch back to that Workspace to see them again.