Bridge CS6 cache location

My Master Collection CS6 was installed as administrator under Win 7 x64 Pro .
In CS5 I placed the cache on a non-boot drive.
In CS6, the only cache location options available to me from within Preferences are within my User folder on the boot drive. I am running as admininstrator, and have tried explicitly running as administrator to no effect.
How can I get the CS6 cache onto the drive of my choice?

Note the current folder and the full path to the folder you want to use for the cache.
Run regedit.
Search for Bridge CS6.
Look down the associated keys and locate the folder noted above. Only one place needs changing.
Edit the folder name to read the new location.
Re-start Bridge and check the preferences show the new folder.
Delete the old cache folder (mine was 40+ gigabytes).
Leave Bridge running until it has finished regenerating the cache in the new location.
It might have been quicker to copy/move the old cache to the new location before re-starting Bridge after the location change, but I wasn't sure it would work correctly and was pleased to have a fresh, clean cache.

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Bridge CS6 cache problem causes freeze

MacPro early 2008, 10 mb RAM, Apple OSX 10.7.3, CS5 already installed.
CS6 Beta was working fine until today.
Now when I open Bridge CS6 I get "Bridge encountered a problem and is unable to read the cache. Please try purging the central cache in Cache Preferences to correct the situation." I then try to purge the cache, but nothing happens and Bridge freezes.
Worse, I cannot use my keyboard at all or perform any mouse click actions if Bridge is the active window. I cannot close Bridge. What I can do is alt/tab to another window, and then Force Close Bridge.
I have tried restarting the MacPro but this does not solve the problem.
The problem started earlier today after I re-edited a nef which I had previously edited in ACR 6. I cancelled all the previous edits first.
Also, yesterday I installed Little Snitch, which I have now uninstalled.
There are no CrashReporter logs for the freezing problem.

How is your disk free space? When I loaded Bridge CS6 the default option was for 100% preview. That takes a lot of time and space to build. Can occupy gigs of space.
I reset thumbnails to embedded. Much smaller and faster and for me works just fine.

Bridge CS6 Cache problem

Have installed Photoshop CS6 and in using Bridge I get the 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". If purge the central cache as instructed, on the start up of Bridge I get the same message and are unable to use Bridge.
I am on a Mac using OSX 10.7.4
Your help will be appreciated

"Removing the Cache manual is fast, you only need time to rebuild cache,
but that is something you can do with one click on the button an let it
run overnight." How do I do that?
The path provided is for a Mac, there should be a similar path for Windows, maybe Curt can provide you this. The principals stay the same, you quit bridge, dump the cache file manual, restart Bridge (builds a new, empty but fresh cache folder) and when you point Bridge to a folder it start building the cache according your settings (ACR, HQ preview etc.)
If you have a lot of subfolders just select the main folder, use the menu view / show items from subfolders and this means your main folder shows all the content of your subfolders in the content panel.
This takes a while and according to your amount of files and file size as well as processor speed it can take several hours before it is finished. For best practice start this procedure as 'last of the day', leave your PC on for the night and let Bridge do its job. It takes a lot of resources and time for Bridge to cache so if it is the only task your PC has to do the better it will do it

Bridge CS6 Cache and Freezing Issues

I downloaded Bridge CS6 and I have not been able to use it yet. I am on a MacBook Pro running 10.7.4 and every time I launch Bridge I get the following error:
Bridge encountered a problem and is unable to read the cache. Please try purging the central cache in Cache Preferences to correct the situation.
When I try to purge the cache Bridge freezes up. If I don't try and purge the cache I am unable to navigate to any folders on my computer and it just hangs. I eventually have to force quit to get out of it. So far Bridge CS6 has been completely unusable.
Please help.
Thanks.

When I go to ~Library/Caches/ there is a folder for com.adobe.bridge5 but there isn't one for com.adobe.bridge6
Your in the wrong folder. Follow the path you have discovered yourself using the pref settings Curt suggested
~library/caches/Adobe/Bridge CS6 and inhere should be 2 files:
Adobe Bridge Plug-in Cache
and the folder called Cache. Inhere should be 4 folders called '254', '1024', 'data' and 'full'
All those folders carry the content of the respective quality of the thumbs and preview as well as 100 % cache and Bridge database.
Any way, Since you have not used Bridge you have no relevant amount of cache and I would suggest you quit both PS and Bridge and manual delete both the items (plug in and folder called cache at the end of the Bridge CS6 path mentioned above.
(both files will refresh itself after a restart of Bridge).
To be on the save side also visit in same user library the folder Preferences and look for the file called "com.adobe.bridge5.plist" (yes it is Bridge 5 that comes with CS6, all Adobe apps have their own version number and they are presented in the same Suite version. CS6 has PS version 13 and Bridge version 5 )
also drag this file to the trash.
Then hold down option key (alt) while starting Bridge and this should give you the option to reset the preferences as mentioned earlier in this thread.
Choose reset prefs and try again.

Bridge CS6 Cache

When I change folders in Bridge CS6, I'm told there's a cache problem and I should purge the cache. I've purged this several times with no effect, restarting Beidge each time. Have also rebooted and done a safe boot. I'd like to reinstall but have no disk, as I originally downloaded the photoshop package when I bought it.
Help with the caching problem appreciated, also a pointer to a download site, which I can't find at adobe.com
Running a Mac Pro with OS 10.8.5, latest Bridge CS6 update.
Thanks,
--Gene

The computer is a Mac Pro, 100 GB RAM,
I don't believe that is a correct number, supposing you have a early 2009 model the max is 32 GB or you should have a special build 8-core actual but that can handle max 96 GB. In those days in dollars the equivalent of a very nice car…
Check again and also check your graphic card, the 2009 came with 512 MB ATI Radeon HD 4870 or NVIDIA GeForce.
512 MB VRAM is the minimum required
1.6 TB of disk in 4 drives.
Depending on your needs but to me this seems a very low number, I have a total of 7.5 TB on disk space in my MacPro 2012. Digital images are very space consuming especially if you use layers in PS.
HDDs are very cheap nowadays as is RAM compared to 10 years back.
The boot drive is 640 GB with 85 GB available.
This really is a very low number, roughly about 13 % free space left. The system, PS and other applications need space to write temporarily data to and 13 % is not that much left, especially if you have a lot of fragmentation going on.
What else do you need?
RAM and VRAM
And the last 2 questions from post 5

Bridge CS5 Cache Location

What are the advantages and disadvantages of centralized vs. "exported to folders" cache locations in Bridge CS5?
I see in the help section it says something about sharing images across computers.
Other than that, what are the effective differences?
Thanks,
Drew

Have never seen a document laying out exactly how cache works, but this is my understanding.
Central cache is the main cache, and when you select purge this is the one that gets purged.
I use central cache as I believe that if you get a contaminated file you will have to manually delete the cache in all the folders, as purging only affects central cache. Using central cache may cost time, expecially on folders I rarely use, as the cache may have been deleted and replaced by cache from recently visited folders. But this depends on how many files you have and where you have the slider set for storage.
Some have reported that haveing distributed cache speeds up loading time for folders. Distributed cache is an additional cache put on the various folders. It is useful if you want to send photos to another drive as all the info is there (XMP files). Otherwise you have to choose build and export cache.
Hope this helps.

Bridge CS6 & network locations in Favourites

Hi everyone,
I use Bridge CS6 at home on my desktop 'production' computer, but I keep most of my files on an external hard-drive connected to my laptop (because of portability reasons etc.).
I just found out that when I add the network path to that external HDD, and then turn off the laptop/remove the HDD... Bridge becomes practically useless - as if on every mouse click (be it in the toolbar, right-clicking stuff, opening a folder...) there is some 'path availability check' that goes on, and this renders Bridge 'Not Responding...' for a brief period of time - about 60 seconds, which I guess is the timeout for the network. When the fav path is removed from favourites, everything becomes responsive once again.
...I just found it out today and don't quite know what to do with this information so I decided to post it here, it might help for those confused, maaaaybe it might even get a fix.
So, uh, here it is. Have a nice day.

Sounds like when you remove the drive and turn off the laptop Bridge is looking for it. After 60 seconds it give up. As you surmised you have to remove this path so it does not look for something that is not there anymore.

Bridge CS4 Cache Location

I have set the Bridge Cache to go into a folder on my photos drive. It will work the first time I set it up, but then each subsequent time I launch Bridge, the cache files revert to the root level of the drive, not the specified folder. Anyone else having this issue? It's a pain to have to keep deleting those cache files - why won't they go where they are told?

Have you also posted in the Bridge Forum?
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Bridge CS6 Cache Indexing Very Slow

In CS6 the first time a folder gets indexed it takes about 5-10 times longer than for CS5. I use embedded thumbnails.
For example I have a new folder of 70 .wmv and .mp4 video files. Each file is between 100 and 240 megs. I took over 6 minutes to load the thumbnalils the first time. I dumped the cache from the Tools menu and it rebuilt in about 40 seconds, which is the same as for CS5.
Anyone else experience this?
Win7 64 bit, 8 gig ram.

Curt, I have noticed this for video files as well, it's painfully slow. I do notice it indexes much slower when accessing an external drive, but this is frustrating because I feel like it should be faster.

Bridge CC cache not compatible with bridge CS6

Starting the Photoshop CC adventure. First install was Bridge. First test was to see if the Bridge CC cache is compatible with Bridge CS6 cache. First result is NO.
Test method:
1. Set the Bridge CC cache location to the same folder I use for CS6, which contains 10+ gigs of thumbs for my library.
2. Navigated Bridge CC to a sub-folder with about 30 images, see Bridge CC re-do the thumb extractions.
3. Close Bridge CC, launch Bridge CS6, navigate to the same sub-folder, see Bridge CS6 re-do the thumb extractions.
4. Close Bridge CS6, launch Bridge CC, still pointing to the same sub-folder, see it re-do thumb extractions again.
5. Repeat steps 3&4, always with same result, a redundant re-generation of thumbs.
Conclusion:
The actual thumbnail files in the cache are the same. But something happens in the index files (data/store) to make each version think it does not have thumbnails, so it re-generates them. IOW, when Bridge CC looks at the cache last used by Bridge CS6 it says "I have not been here, must re-cache", and visa-versa.
Solution:
Must let Bridge CC have its own separate cache, so the two versions don't walk over each other. Must let Bridge CC re-cache everything, which for me (and most users I assume) will be a long and time consuming process.
Not much surprise here. The same was true for CS5 vs. CS6.

Not much surprise here. The same was true for CS5 vs. CS6.
Then it also should not be a surprise for you that this behavior already started in the Filebrowser (Bridge predecessor that came with CS1 and by far the most stable and fast cache ever in the history of Bridge) and has not changed since. Nor is it likely it will chance in the future.
Hence my advice to not use Bridge for long term DAM because you need to recache the lot every new version...

Windows 8 Pro Adobe Bridge CS6 5.0.1.23 x64 not responding

On my new SSD with a fresh install of Windows 8 Pro and Adobe CS6 Design and Web Premium, I regularly get a "(not responding)" warning in Bridge's (5.0.1.23 x64) title bar when opening a folder location, and the program takes around 10-20 seconds to display folder contents. This seems to be an indexing or caching issue, but I have not resolved it through the following fix attempts.
In Bridge settings, I have placed the cache on the OS SSD at "C:\Users\York\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Bridge CS6\Cache", and I have placed it on a separate internal physical HDD at "D:\Adobe Bridge CS6 temp cache". I have experimented with all other options (100% previews, export, manage, compact, and purge cache - restarting the app after each tweak).
I have Ctrl-opened Bridge to access the "Reset setting" dialog box, where I restored default preferences and purged the cache. This did seem to alleviate the problem temporarily, but it did not resolve it.
I have not uninstalled, repaired, or re-installed Bridge because it is not listed as a standalone app in the "Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features > Uninstall or change a program" window or the Adobe CS6 Design and Web Premium installer.
My system is Intel i7-2600K, Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z, Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti, 32GB RAM, Samsung 840 250GB SSD, various HDDs.
My other system, an Intel Quad-Core Q6600, Asus P5Q-Pro, AMD Radeon HD 6950, 8GB RAM, Samsung 840 250GB SSD, various HDDs, does not have this problem.
Any thoughts are appreciated.

Thanks for the input, Curt. I have not changed the TEMP/TMP directories, which are set per Adobe instructions at http://helpx.adobe.com/bridge/kb/bridge-crashes-changing-temp-file.html. Temporary "not responding" freezes (10-20 seconds) are my issue. Crashes, as others are reporting due to the temp directories, are not occurring. Other thoughts are appreciated.

Managing Bridge's Cache?

Adobe Bridge is not perfect by any means. However, I have gotten used to it. I use it for a lot of things including managing my photography files. Being the pack-rat that I am, I usually don't throw away much. My problem is that the Cache for my Adobe Bridge is reaching 80gb.
Is there a better way of managing my cache to minimize excessive hard drive space?

>is there anyway to select what I want to keep in my cache and what not needs to be there?
You didn't say which version of Bridge you're running. I don't know that you cna selectively manage in Bride CS3. You can for the Bridge CS4 cache via windows file management (Windows Explorer).
Bridge CS4 cache location:
c:/Document and Settings/user-name/Application Data/Adobe/Bridge CS4/Cache
Here you will find folders /256, /1024, and /full that contain folders of cache data (jpg files) that correspond to your image file folders. You can delete any of these cache folders of jpegs, though Bridge will recreate its cache if needed; that is, the next time you navigate to one of your image folders. The greatest amount of disk space reclamation will be obtained from deleting undesired cache folders from the </full> set and only enabling Bridge's Generate 100% Previews when you want them (to prevent regeneration of full size previews when you navigate Bridge to the older folders).

Can't choose cache folder in Bridge CS6 on a different drive/partition

Hi,
I just installed Photoshop CS6 and noticed a non-critical, but nevertheless annoying problem in Bridge (Platform: Win7 x64):
When I try to relocate the cache folder (Menu: Edit -> Preferences -> Cache -> Location, then pressing the button "Choose"), the path selection dialog that pops up is actually incomplete.
That is, it doesn't show all my drives. In fact, it doesn't show ANY paritions.It just defaults to the usual user home directory (on partition C: ), but won't show (and hence: won't let me select) any other partition. To be more precise: The root folder of the tree shown is the "Desktop" folder in my user home directory - and that's all there is.
Since there is no field were I could enter (type) the path directly, I'm basically stuck with having my cache on C: now. Which isn't the place where I want it. (I have not enough disk space there)
For comparison:
In Bridge CS5, the same dialog is working as expected: I.e. when I scroll down, I can also see other partitions, and choose a path somewhere on, say, drive F:
BTW: I also noticed this same behaviour with the CS6 beta, but wasn't concerned then, because - well... it was just a beta, and I thought that somehting as obvious as this would be fixed by the time the final version comes out... :-/
Is there any other way to set the cache path?
Should I file a bug report?
Before someone asks: Yes, I deinstalled the beta before installing the final PS CS6, and yes, everything else seems to work as it should.
Thanks in advance for any replies.
Regards,
Manuel
P.S.: If needed, I can supply screenshots of the dialog in question.

Thanks for your continuing suggestions, Curt,
The date of the document you included is 2006, so it is way out of date.
Mmmh, I can only see:
/Last updated
2011-06-30/
While that's not brand new (and doesn't explicitely mention CS6), it's
significantly newer than 2006 and it's the exact same page that comes up
when you open Bridge's help window and search for "reset". Other pages like
http://blogs.adobe.com/jkost/2009/10/resetting_bridges_preferences.html
and
http://planetphotoshop.com/resetting-bridges-preferences.html
also concur that it's CTRL-ALT-SHIFT - which is what I used to
successfully reset the settings.
But let's stop talking about what's the proper way to reset Bridge's
preferences and get back to the actual topic:
In preferences/startup scripts do you have checks for at least Bridge
and Photoshop?
I just had a look, and every startup script is checked (including the
ones for Bridge and Photoshop)
Regards,
Manuel

I have problem with adobe bridge cs6. Every time I open it Bridge tells me to Purge Cache. I have CS

I have problem with adobe bridge cs6. Every time I open it Bridge tells me to Purge Cache. I have CS6 on two computers and it works fine on one of them. I have tried to reinstall it without succeeding to fix the problem. Does anyone have the same problem and a solution to it?
"Bridge encountered a problem and is unable to read the cache. Please try purging the central cache in Cache Preferences to correct the situation."

You must have a Mac. Try this.
Quit Bridge, from user library (NOT system and root library) preferences folder find and delete the com.adobe.bridge5.plist file manual. Do this also in same user library caches folder (Caches/Adobe/Bridge CS6) and inhere find and the folder called 'cache' and drag it to the trash.
restart Bridge holding down option key and choose reset preferences, then try again.

Bridge CS6 constantly re-caching?

In Bridge CS6 (64bit on Windows 7) I noticed that each time I visit a folder I see "activity" in the lower left corner of the window. I see the spinning circle, and reports that tumbnails and previews are being extracted.
This happens on folders that have been previously visited and fully cached. In fact, it happens every time you return to the Bridge window after using a different window (Explorer, Browser, etc.), even though Bridge was left pointing at the same folder. If you use Bridge to open a file in Photoshop and then return to Bridge, re-caching occurs.
So I did some testing and found the cause. It appears that Bridge will constantly re-cache layered tif files. Flat tif files, DNG files, CR2 files, jpegs are not re-cached. Strangely, layered PSD files are not re-cached either. Only layered tif files. And more strangely, not all layered tif files, but most. I haven't figured out that pattern yet. Re-caching of layered tif files occurs regardless of whether they are 8bit or 16bit, compressed or not compressed.
This is a little bothersome when you have folders with a large number of layered tif files. The constant re-caching process can take a lot of time, and is using up CPU and I/O bandwidth for no apparent reason. It's generating the same cache thumbnails over and over, both the 1024 and 256 versions.
I can't find any setting within Bridge that controls this (make it stop). So, questions are:
1. Why is this? Is it a feature or a bug?
2. Any way to make it stop?
3. Can others verify it happens on their system (Windows or Mac)?

I suspect it may be unintentional, but short of being a real bug.
If it worked before in CS5 it well might be qualified as a bug. Anyway, since you discovered this behavior you should report it as bug
Personally I only use tiff for saving in ACR when needed for other applications that can't handle DNG and PSD very well.
Having a bunch of tiffs for this purpose (did not try create layer sin them) enabling and disabling tiff support in Camera Raw prefs starts the caching on my machine for those files. So be prepared on recaching (although not going on, just until finished) when switching the support on and off!
When it comes to layers I only use PSD, in fact, I save every file as PSD as basis for archive. Not saying Tiff is disappearing but it is not a format as popular as it used to be in the early days, especially when it comes to layers
And if you have enabled tiff support and open them in ACR with choosing the option to open as Smart Object they can be saved in a layered file as PSD. As long as they are a Smart Object they can get back to ACR

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