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How do I get Bridge to re-install and work correctly?

Jan 26, 2012 3:41 PM

I've been successfully using Adobe Bridge for years when it suddenly stopped working!  (I use CS3 in Windows 7.)  I have UNsuccessfully tried 1)  uninstalling and re-installing Photoshop, as well as 2)  uninstalling and re-installing the entire CS3 Suite.  Too time consuming, and nothing worked!  Bridge is such a dynamite program and I rely on it - I have hundreds of photos to finish sorting for my Dad (nearly 90) and my Mom (who recently passed away).  Help, please!  How do I get Bridge to start working again?

708 Views   3 Replies   Latest reply: Yammer P, Jan 27, 2012 8:29 AM
 
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  • Curt Y
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    1. Curt Y,
    Jan 26, 2012 5:01 PM   in reply to wordservant
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    Did you reset the preferences?  A reinstall will not affect this file.

     

    Hold down the Ctrl key and start Bridge.  You should get a reset window with 3 options.

     
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    2. wordservant,
    Jan 27, 2012 8:14 AM   in reply to Curt Y
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    Curt, you're a most helpful genius!  Your solution was elegant and effective.  It also saved hours of time - unlike the time-consuming and hit-or-miss uninstal-reinstall attempts to get back Bridge on track, which wasted several hours and didn't work.  Thank you so much for caring to contribute.  I can now finish sorting these photos for my parents, one a memorial for my Mom, and one before my Dad's upcoming 90th birthday.  May God bless you, too.

     
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    3. Yammer P,
    Jan 27, 2012 8:29 AM   in reply to wordservant
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    Sometimes, reinstalling software is completely pointless anyway. If the application leaves settings behind, it might actually reuse them when it's reinstalled.

     
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