1 Reply Latest reply: Apr 5, 2011 12:36 PM by Omke Oudeman RSS

    Bridge CS5 Collection is seeing deleted items

    Jd_Johnson8 Community Member

      I have some done some housekeeping of about 75 to 100 folders recently.  I now want to create some contact sheets from a collection using the images from these folders now that i have eliminated the duplicate images/multiple exposures that i don't need anymore.  however, i had previously created a collection using these folders, and the collection is still seeing all of those items that have been deleted.  i have deleted the collection and tried recreating it to no avail... i am not sure how this is possible, but any help anyone can give me will be greatly appreciated!

       

      JD

        • 1. Re: Bridge CS5 Collection is seeing deleted items
          Omke Oudeman Community Member

          I now want to create some contact sheets from a collection using the images

          from these folders now that i have eliminated the duplicate images/multiple

          exposures that i don't need anymore.

           

          For that you only need to select the new files in the content window, choose

          new collection and after this from other folders repeat it, just as the

          first time you created that files. If that is not possible then there is

          something wrong with your install.

           

          Assuming with eliminating duplicates etc you have done so in the content

          window for the original folders and not from the collection content window

          itself? You should be careful with that because removing from collection by

          using the button top right of the collection content window does remove the

          files from the collection but not from the disk, however the normal way to

          delete is using the backspace and when in the collection window that is

          deleting also the original file without warning from your disk!

           

          however, i had previously created a

          collection using these folders, and the collection is still seeing all of

          those items that have been deleted. 

           

          This indicates also you have a problem with your  Bridge install. Normally

          deleting files from the folders the also delete from the collection, be sure

          you have deleted them to the trash, if you have put them in an other folder

          the collection keeps track of the new location.

           

          i have deleted the collection and tried

          recreating it to no avail... i am not sure how this is possible,

           

          As said above, that should not be a problem, if so first aid for Bridge is

          restart it while holding down option key and from the pop up menu choose

          reset preferences. Try again and if it works set the prefs again to your

          wishes.