Mac CS3 Bridge - Keywords subfolders -unableable to create

I just reinstalled my CS3 Photoshop/ Bridge  on my iMac computer. Had to replace the hard drive.  I  open bridge  to add keywords for images . However when I want to add a subfolder(s) to the top level keywords folder it will not give me the option to make a subfolder within it . It only will allow me to add a keyword to the main folder. Example of what i use to be able to do : Top folder 'People', then sub folder 'Costume' , then keyword 'Fairy' or Keywords/People(folder)/Costume(subfolder)/Fairy(item).  I use be able to do this, but now I can only add 'costume' and 'fairy' to the main people folder or Keywords/People(folder)/costumes(item) ,,, Keywords/People(folder)/fairy(item)?  When I click and choose 'people' and then click the icon to add a keyword folder as a subfolder it jumps to the main directory and adds it to the first layer list and not as a sub folder. Any one know what to do ?

I'll play around with CS3 to see if I can make out what this "keyword subfolder" business means and report back.
Tai, just open the keyword panel and with the tiny menu top right choose create keyword and name it 'test', hit OK.  With the new keyword selected again choose the same menu but now sub keyword. There should be appearing a nested folder in the newly created keyword 'test', and if you fill inhere 'test2'.
Now you have a new keyword 'test' with a triangle in front stating there is a subfolder nested, this would be 'test2'
Same can be applied with right mouse click menu.
It is a very easy way of finding back files, chronological order is very nice but after 15 years its so hard to remember what you have photographed but when it was makes it a lot more challenging...
Using keywords in a logical sense makes this job very easy. Adding a new keyword is only needed once and after this selecting the files you want to have it, put a checkmark in front of the wanted keyword and it saves to the file.
Using any search application like Spotlight (Ai, sorry about that, I mean of course Easy Find for you... ) or a DAM application, or even Bridge should make it a job of seconds to find the files with the applied keyword amongst the thousands of files saved on your system
Take it easy,
(En alvast gelukkig nieuwjaar!)
regards
Omke

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