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Is it possible to open more than one instance of Bridge?

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March 4, 2018
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I know that I can choose View > Items in Subfolders, but that isn't what I want.

Sometimes I want to look at separate folders at the same time, and was wondering if I could open more than one instance of the Bridge application.

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Correct answer Abhishek.Seth

Hi,

Bridge allows us to open multiple instances by selecting File-> New Window.

All windows work independently.

Regards,

Abhishek Seth.

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Annelys27876254vlw6

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I am facing exactly the same problem and am SUPER dissapointed. These different windows made it so fantastic to work with Bridge, but with the content-tab it is WAY LESS comfortable. I hope Adobe brings back this options asap...

Byers Video

Known Participant

I went back to Bridge 12.0.3 and will use it until it stops working. hopefully, they bring back to multiple windows or maybe there is another app similar?

In my years, I have learned that change is inevitable whether it is good or bad, it will happen and for the most part, there is nothing we can do about it. Whining, crying, getting upset, and throwing a tantrum affects the one person doing it and no one else, other than the bad mood that people see you in and avoid you. (I know, I have done it before)

Not a fan of many Adobe App updates and changes since 1990, but with few options, I deal with it, learn to live with it, and eventually get over it and adapt to a new workflow (oh who am i kidding?)

Unless there was a mass flood of complaints that people did not like having multiple windows of Bridge and wanted them as a tab, I have no idea why they would change it Because they want it, or did the development team have a deadline to justify their existence?

"Oh, hey. What if we change this and remove that?"
"Was there a request to do so?"

"Not from the people who use the app, no."

"Oh. Okay, let's do it."

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Simon26681100mhx9

Participating Frequently

If you stay silent when you're not happy about something you don't deserve anything.

And when the majority stay silent, nothing changes and you're part of the problem.

There's big different between "whining/crying" and voicing your dissatisfaction on a product that you play monthly (quite pricey).

I personally saw changes happen from the companies making Resolve, Reaper Audio, Live, and Sketch…

I've switch to softwares that listens to their customer to some degrees.

I know a lot of people who switched to Photopea Online, it's pretty much a free photoshop and it can open PSDs with ease. I'm thinking about switching since Photoshop is the only thing tying me up to Adobe now.

I'll admit that I doubt that Adobe listens to anyone on anything, but if your not trying anything, you get nothing.

Keep doing nothing if you want and be part of the problem like most people.

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beefcake625

Participant

I just did the most current update to Bridge and that first thing I noticed was a lack of response to COMMAND N. Wow. This is really going to change my workflow. While I realize I can have multiple content panels open, I really need to have access to view the larger preview and metadata for each panel....which has been taken away apparently. So disappointing. Looks like I will have to start using a different program since the whole reason I updated Bridge was because it kept crashing.

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VarunVarshney

Community Manager

Hi all,

We are happy to announce the release of Adobe Bridge 2024 (Version 14.0.0.102).
This release brings back support for ‘Multiple Windows’ along with a few new features.

For a complete list of features available in Bridge 2024, please refer to the community post :
https://community.adobe.com/t5/bridge-discussions/adobe-bridge-14-0-is-now-available/td-p/14081355

Regards,
Bridge Team

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intuitive_society16B8

Participant

I frequently need to go back & forth between two window files in my work flow. This capricious eliminating of that ability does not appear to be a well researched update of the current bridge/Camer Raw utilization. Is thee a work around to this?

gary_sc

Community Expert

Hi Garry,

No one knows what might happen or what could happen.

I know they completed a very thorough rewrite of Bridge. The first time there was a major rewrite. That is supposed to give them more flexibility to do other and newer "things."

Whether the capability to have multiple windows was completely removed or is simple to re-add is unknown outside of Adobe. Also, Adobe is VERY good at keeping tight any news of future things.

In short, the only thing you can do is revert back to the previous version of Bridge if you absolutely need multiple windows. The only other alternative is to see how the current capabilities are capable of being adapted to your needs. Sorry, I wish I could tell you more but you know as much as I do now.

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intuitive_society16B8

Participant

Thank you for your feedback.

Garry

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Abhishek.SethCorrect answer

Adobe Employee

Hi,

Bridge allows us to open multiple instances by selecting File-> New Window.

All windows work independently.

Regards,

Abhishek Seth.

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Simon26681100mhx9

Participating Frequently

Is it just me or Adobe removed the Bridge's hability to open a second instance window?

I just installed it and I'm appaled that I can't do this any longer, I use this function all the time. I need this.

WTF Adobe?

gary_sc

Community Expert

I'm so disappointed that this feature has been removed, why???? please bring it back.

I wrote this for a different thread, if you didn't see it there, here it is over here:

New Workflows

If you look at the Content Panel, note the hamburger menu on the right-hand side (three horizontal lines). To the left of the Hamburger menu, you'll see a plus (+) (red arrow). If you click on that, you'll get a new Content Panel. If you click on the option in the Hamburger menu for a new Content Panel (green arrow), you'll also get a new Content Panel.

The primary disadvantage of these two options currently is that either will default to a "home" position and are not likely to provide access to the folder you want. Fortunately, for any Content Panel that is active (note the blue square and blue line circling the Panel), if you go to the Recent icon in the icons on top, if you select a folder from there, it will open up in that Content Panel.

Likewise, if you select a folder from the Folders Panel. In addition, if you take an image or a folder and drag it to the Bridge icon in the Dock, THAT folder will open in the active Content Panel. Hopefully, soon they will provide both "Open" and "Recent" options in the Hamburger menu.

If you have a folder with other sub-folders, you can always right-click on one of the subfolders, and it can be opened in a new Content Panel

Once you have two or more Content Panels, you can drag from one to the other by simply mouse-down on an image (or all selected images), then move the mouse up to the title area of the other Content Panel to make it the active Panel and release. IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE before you do anything, then Comand/Control-z and you'll be good.

Note also that extra Content Panels can be placed and/or moved to any other location in the Bridge window.

I hope this explains some of the new workflows available to you.

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