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Kaj_E
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June 11, 2021
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Adobe Bridge opens files by default in Photoshop 2020

  • June 11, 2021
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Since the latest updates to Photoshop and Bridge, I lost sky selection. When looking closer, I found that Bridge 2021 is set to open my files in Photoshop 2020 by default. Did not find anything in preferences to fix this.

 

How do I get Bridge 2021 to open my files in Photoshop 2021 again?

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Correct answer jane-e

Open Preferences in Bridge > go to File Type Associations > change the default for .psd to Photoshop 2021 (and jpg, png, etc., if desired).

 

If Sky Replacement is not in your Edit menu in PS, check which version is open:

  • Mac: PS menu > About
  • Win: Help menu > About

 

~ Jane

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mompcomike
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February 22, 2023

I made sure the jpg file association was Photoshop, but it still defaults to Lightroom

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Kaj_EAuthor
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June 11, 2021

RESOLVED!

Changed the default file associations in Bridge from Photoshop 2020 to 2021. Quite a job to do it for all file types. Hoped there would have been a simpler solution to do it in one step.

 

Adobe, please fix your updates so that this does not happen again.

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    Xyzaffair
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    August 18, 2022

    So this is a work around and I know it Bites but uninstall bridge re install bridge with updated photoshop version installed before bridge installation. Its true programmers are over payed!

    MCO Fine Art
    MCO Fine Art
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    February 22, 2023

    Overpaid. Yes! [ Removed by Moderator ]


    Thanks for the re-install tip. That might be easier than going through and updating each default open with setting. I was really miffed that my files were opening in an older version, and sometimes I didn't notice until too late.  (Another option that works, I think, is to have PS open first. Then when opening a file from Bridge, it will use the open version of PS).

    Mark @ MCO Fine Art
    jane-e
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    jane-eCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    June 11, 2021

    Open Preferences in Bridge > go to File Type Associations > change the default for .psd to Photoshop 2021 (and jpg, png, etc., if desired).

     

    If Sky Replacement is not in your Edit menu in PS, check which version is open:

    • Mac: PS menu > About
    • Win: Help menu > About

     

    ~ Jane

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