Adobe Bridge CC on iMac, Cache Issue

I use Adobe Bridge & Photoshop CC multiple times daily. Lately, I've been receiving this error message:
"Bridge encountered a problem and is unable to read the cache. Please try purging the central cache in Cache Preferences to correct the situation."
Purging the central cache seems to correct the matter, for a day or two - then, I receive the same error message again...
Any suggestions to resolve this issue are appreciated, thanks.

I'm having the same issue. The program is really slow and the cache is really bad. I'm assuming we need to update our system and the program???  Please let me know if you find the answer.  This issue is slowing me down too much. Makes we want to quit using the software forever.

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