Opens folders and files without double-clicking

I have a MB Air.
I can't click normally files or folders in Bridge without it opening them. With folders it's pretty ok, but with images that I wanna preview before editing, it's a pain. I have managed to go around it with two-finger click that puts the image in the preview panel along with the options, but I really didn't need to do this a while ago. Was there a new, very bad update or what is this?
I have googled my way to nowhere and both PS and Bridge preferences show me nothing.

No updates to Bridge CC in a while, and I run 10.10.2.
If it just started happening, and this behavior is not happening in the Finder or even using quicklook, perhaps the Bridge Preferences should be reset.
Start Adobe Bridge and immediately press Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Command+Option+Shift (Mac OS) until the Reset Settings dialog box appears. Select all three options--Reset Preferences, Reset Standard Workspaces, and Purge Entire Thumbnail Cache--and then click OK.

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