Bridge CS4 perpetually frozen anymore

Yeah all the time now, as soon as I open it and double click anything to open = froze.
Used to be a wonderful improvement.
Where do I start untangling this please?
Computer restart worked for a couple of sessions.
permissions and scripts up to date.
cleared cache once to no effect.
OSX.4.11
G5 2.5
4G ram

Mike,
>Just wondering, do any of the folders you are trying to cache contain files in Index color mode?
Not to my knowledge. I don't deal with any web stuff ever, so I would not consciously use indexed color mode. However, in my case Bridge doesn't quit or freeze at all, ever, and the cache rebuilds fine after using the local command in the Tools menu.
What's broken is the
global purge function invoked either at startup or through Bridge preferences. Still, even after using that damned global command, Bridge does not quit or crash, it simply fails to populate the "
Date Created" info line under the thumbnails.
See my other thread:
Ramón G Castañeda, "Bridge cache management still weak in CS4 (trial version)" #1, 12 Nov 2008 10:43 pm

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--"[EDIT: You're entitled to your money back if you don't like the responses: $0.00. ]"--
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