Bridge modifying .mov files?

I am suspecting Bridge to try and drive me nuts by randomly destroying my .mov files when I browse the folder where they are stored (within Bridge).
Briefly: I convert my AVCHD files to .mov ones using ClipWrap (hello Adobe! Premiere can interpret .mts files but not Bridge?) and start adding metadata to them.
A few days/week back, I reopen the same folder and say, half of my .mov files are now unreadable. When I check them in the finder, they appear as "modified today a few minutes ago" and their size is in the few dozen of KB (vs ~100 MB before). Now I have to get back the original and go through the conversion process again...
Before I start screaming, has anybody experienced this? I will stop using Bridge (I was using it for its metadata handling capabilities, but at this price, no thank you).
iMac i7 12GB RAM, Lion, Prod Premium CS 5.5 up-to-date

I was just trying to narrow down the process to see if it was the conversion or the adding metadata that caused the problem.
Can't also imagine this is caused by Bridge, however, writing metadata lets Bridge save data to the file itself. But again, not very familiar with movie files myself I just tried a .mov file and added some metadata to it. Ironically it does get a tiny bit smaller in size after having used the metadata panel (just in the range of 1 or 2 kb).
As Curt already stated, Bridge is a file browser and highly unlikely to overwrite files from 100 MB with only a few kb metadata and deleting the original.
Some other observations. In any case it is wise to use back up systems. It seems you did not have a back up from the converted files, assuming you also don't have a back up of the originals (?) you have a very dangerous workflow. Although Mac is pretty save it is a certainty any HD stops working once, not if but when. Some can last very long, some can't, some warn with different behavior, some don't...
If you have set Bridge to launch at log in (it is a pref settings in Bridge) it is by default hidden. I don't agree with that default but it is a fact. If you don't want that behavior just go to the system preferences / accounts and under start at log in deselect the checkmark in front of Bridge so that it is ready for use when your start up from system is completed.
When stating that the folder is modified at the same time you start Bridge can you clarify on the settings you have for Bridge? Do you have set cache to write to the folder?
I don't have Lion and don't let Bridge write cache to folders but normally pointing Bridge to a folder should not effect the modification date of that folder.

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