Bridge Skips Images on Import

Bridge has started skipping images on import. I find fewer files than were on the CF disk. First time I saw this I had set Bridge to delete on import. Next time, I had to search for missing sequence numbers and reimport. Out of about 450 images, 22 were missing. This takes extra time, slows down my import process, and is error-prone.
I have resorted to using Adobe DNGConverter 6.6.0.261 but it is slower and has fewer features than Bridge.
I have applied all the updates to Adobe products as of 2/29/2012. I am using CS5 with Photoshop & Bridge. My Sony VIAO PCG-42421L is running Windows 7, 4 GB RAM, all updates applied as of 2/29/2011. I am importing from 4 GB CF cards from a Canon 30D, images formatted as CR2. I have set Bridge to convert to DNG and add ID & Copyright metadata.
I have found nothing on this problem in Adobe support or this forum. Does Adobe have anything to say? Has anyone else seen this or found a solution or have a better workaround?

Does Adobe have anything to say?
This is a user to user forum, if you want to contact Adobe directly you can find the link on the Help and support section at the main page of the Bridge forum.
Has anyone else seen this or found a solution or have a better workaround?
Not a solution because I never heard nor had this problem and I use Photodownloader a lot for several years now.
But I sure know a better workaround. The option to delete files after import should not even be there to my opinion but certainly it should not be used ever!!
Personally I have set import files in one main folder and on import have Bridge pointed to that folder so the cache is made instantly. Rename files using yyyymmdd and sequence number (preserve original filename and no subfolders because the date renaming sort the files per date already), convert to DNG, back up original Raw file and add metadata template.
After having checked the DNG files are correct (showing all thumbs and randomly choose some to see if the HQ preview has build correctly) I start thinking about deleting the files from card, often not on that moment but rather just before a new session. And I never use the delete function but the option to Format the CF card using the camera and the in camera software because that is the place where it should be done
Although I once have 'lost' some files in the early days at the start of this millennium due to not correctly remove from card reader (and they where not really lost but the resource fork or something had lost and therefore the files could not be found but where there still hidden). If we had the knowledge and easy access to recovery software like we have these days it also would not have been a problem then.
So assure you have the files you want (check the content in your computer, I use Mac and with a card reader I can easy access the content in the Finder, no reason why you should not be able to do that in Explorer) and after having copied them manually use the camera to format the card and keep doing so and see if the problem has gone.
Formatting every time instead of deleting has always been my workflow and I never lost the functionality of a CF card. (though I lost a few but with that I mean really lost in the field...)

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Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
If you’re new to Macs then I’ll bet you’re using iPhoto 08 (iPhoto Menu -> About iPhoto). You’ve posted on the v5 forum and the problem there is that there are many differences between the versions.
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and was told iPhoto will automatically downsize all images upon import.
*This is utterly untrue*.
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It has no facility to resize on import, so you can’t even tell it to do that.
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This is called a Referenced Library and - especially with folks new to Macs - I do not recommend running a Referenced Library
You need to be aware of a number of potential pitfalls using this system.
1. Import and deleting pics are more complex procedures
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3. Most importantly, migrating to a new disk or computer can be much more complex.
Always allowing for personal preference, I've yet to see a good reason to run iPhoto in referenced mode unless you're using two photo organisers.
If disk space is an issue, you can run an entire iPhoto Library from an external disk:
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3. *Show File*: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
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stg123:
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DW Harrison:
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I'm wondering how to stop Lightroom from "squaring up" my images when I import them. Attached is a screen shot to illustrate.
I also can't find any consistentency, if I import the same image three times it will be as above twice but not on the third time!
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With thanks in advance,
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