Bridge CS5 not previewing .NEF files

Bridge is only showing the .NEF image and won't load a preview. I've updated to latest ACR and Bridge on my Mac to no avail. My camera is a Nikon D7000.

Can you open the files in Adobe Camera Raw? If so, that means that you have the ACR plug-in installed correctly.
What you need to do is to Purge the Cache for the offending folder(s) containing the raw NEF files, by going through the Tools menu in Bridge:
If that doesn't work, tell us what version you see in Photoshop when you go to Photoshop > About -Plug-in > Adobe Camera Raw…
We also need to know the exact version of Photoshop CS5 and of the OS you are running.
Please read this FAQ for advice on how to ask your questions correctly for quicker and better answers:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/419981?tstart=0
Thanks!

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Changes metadata in prefs only affects the visability of the fields in the metadata panel. put or deselect a checkmark in front of an option will let you see or not see the field in this panel, the actual data and fields ar still in the file.
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