1 Reply Latest reply: Jul 16, 2014 12:41 AM by station_two RSS

    drag files from bridge to finder?

    evancic Community Member

      Am I able to drag files from Bridge to the finder? I'm working on a server and when I drag files from one finder window to another it'll copy those files in the new location. Can I do that visually with Bridge?

        • 1. Re: drag files from bridge to finder?
          station_two Community Member

          Whatever you do in Bridge is instantly reflected in the Finder and vice-versa.  Bridge is only a file browser that shows you what's in the Finder.  You cannot avoid copying a file to the hard disk if its on a server.  Period.  Even from a local disk to another local disk, you must COPY the file.

           

          On a related note:

           

          This is the boilerplate text often used in connection to working across a network (please NOTE the part where it explains that normally, it does work, but that it is impossible to troubleshoot someone else's network remotely, and that's why it's not supported by Adobe):

          If you are opening files over a network or saving them to a network server, please cease and desist immediately in the event you are currently experiencing problems with one or more files. Working across a network is not supported.


          See: 

          http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/406/kb406793.html

            Copy the CLOSED file from your server to your local hard disk, work on it, save it again to your local hard disk, close it, and copy the closed file back to the server.
           
               Of course, the fact that Adobe does not support working across a network does not necessarily mean it won't work.   It should.

              Adobe's position is that there are too many variables in a network environment for them to guarantee that everything will work correctly in every network, especially given the fact that if something does not work properly, it's probably the network's fault, and Adobe has no way of troubleshooting your network.

            If you can't work locally, you are on your own, and if something happens, you're on your own. If you must work from a server, make sure your network administrator is a competent professional.

          When problems arise, a lot of valuable work can be lost.