What version of Photoshop/Bridge are you running, Donald?  From your description it would sound like you're on CS3. 

Here at work it says 4.0.4.2. the work one is the one that acts the strangest with bridge. At home i run into issues with simple drag and drop of folders,which i know is not related to this bridge question. I recently looked at the file info on my two external drives,and expected the file sizes to be identical to the source,but it was 30 gigs different,so i had to go folder by folder and many had half the files gone. Personally i think its 10.6.8 that has issues with copying,but at least i noticed it. I mention that because i saw the other thread asking about file verification programs.

david iushewitz wrote:

 

…see if  there was  other interest in a Bridge

separate program or APP ?…

For me it's a moot point, David.  I practically live inside Photoshop.

David,

It seems that you are searching for a DAM (digital assets management) application, which Bridge is NOT.

Bridge is nothing more than an evolution of the Photoshop Browser, which is exactly what Bridge was in its early iterations, nothing more than an image browser.

It was then adopted on an ad hoc basis as a tool to link files among the artificially lumped together applications sold as "creative suites", a sheer marketing tool.  In reality, the point applications are developed independently and separately by Adobe teams that are not in the same building, not even in the same city, state or country, and with little communication among them.  Adobe has never dedicated enough resources to the further development of Bridge.  The result is a rather hobbled utility that is far, very far from being a robust asset management program.

For a truly capable, robust digital asset management application you have to look for something like Canto Cumulus, Portfolio, etc.

No, I would not pay even $1 for Bridge if it wasn't bundled for free with the suite applications.  It is definitely not worth it.

Now that Adobe is moving to a subscription paradigm, I see even less of a future for Bridge sold as a separate application.

I understand your preferring Bridge over Organizer, but that's not really a compliment to Bridge.  Ps Elements is an overpriced application by at least $80 or so.  That's how little I think of Elements.  So saying that Bridge is better than Elements is not saying much about Bridge.

Now two suggestions aimed at you personally, David:

1.— Please don't use "texting" abbreviations like u for 'you' or ur for 'you are' in these forums.  It makes your posts a little harder to understand.  Bear in mind that these are international forums which are read by professionals from many countries, many of which are not native English speakers, including yours truly.

2.– Quit typing "MAC" for Mac.  As noted above, it's Mac for Macintosh, not "MAC", which is an acronym that can stand for any one of several things, none of which has anything to do with Macintosh whatsoever. 

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