Bridge CS3 opens at wrong location

My older versions of Bridge always opened wherever I last closed it. Now it picks a file and stays there for about a week until it shifts to another file for another week. It's a time waster for me to have to reopen the file every time.
Any suggestions?
thanks!
Karen

Usually Bridge opens with the folder and workflow last open when quitting the application.
If not try resetting the preferences using shift + option + command keys while starting Bridge. Choose reset preferences and normally you should be OK.

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