Sony bridge won't update xperia mobile on iMac

Hi I have been trying to update my sister's xperia u using Sony Bridge for Mac. Twice I have 'chatted' to Sony online who obviously know little or nothing about Mac. I have disbaled the firewall as the person suggested to no avail. I laso looked to make add Sony Bridge to the exceptions in firewall but can't find it (not an approved Apple App?). Any suggestions

If Sony can't support their own product, well, you know what to think about that. http://www.markspace.com/ offers Missing Sync software for Macs and non-Apple smart phones. They may offer one for your Sony. And they have done smart phone links to Macs for sometime.

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Camera Raw version 7.x only works with CS6.
You need Camera Raw 7.3 (CS6) or DNG Converter 7.3 or Lightroom 4.3 to open your 6D raw files, because it did not exist before these versions. Camera Raw updates are not usually provided for old versions of Adobe software.
Propriety raw format support can only be added after a new camera's release, unless manufacturers broadly adopt the DNG format as an alternative. Fortunately, DNG Converter is free, and you can use this to create DNG files from your Canon's raw files, to be opened in any version of CS/Lr.
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Check Photoshop / about Plug ins / Camera Raw
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Welcome to Sony Community!
We're sorry to hear this. It's possible that there are apps or programs that stop you in uploading these updates. Try the following steps below:
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It sounds more like you had a system firmware update and you may have disconnected your phone as this process was happening - All you can do I'm afraid to say is a system repair but this will erase all data on your phone
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I have not been able to update my Xperia Z1 (model C6906) through Sony Bridge for Mac.
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Sony Bridge for Mac doesn't work with my Sony Xperia J

I have installed Sony Bridge for Mac version 3.7.1, but it won't connect to my Sony Xperia J which I have only had for 3 months.
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