Search for files or folders - slow

Requests for the existence of a file on 1 or 20 computers is slow to the point of being useless. The trick that worked in Network Assistant (using "is" or "starts with") does nothing to speed things up. Are there any setting that can be adjusted? Can't it query the Spotlight index? Any help????

Sorry, I forgot that this forum is relatively new, as they merged the Mac and Windows forums. Try searching here instead: http://forums.adobe.com/community/bridge/bridge_windows
Meanwhile, a quick search found these:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4199703#4199703
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4016254#4016254
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3985302#3985302
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3640585#3640585
http://forums.adobe.com/message/2442940#2442940
http://forums.adobe.com/message/2117707#2117707
Please let us know if any of them helped.

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    Van Vuong
    Internet: [email protected]
    PAGE NET

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