Upon opening, Bridge freezes.

Upon opening, error message pops up about cache and then the whole thing freezes. The error message has been happening for months but after clicking 'okay' I work as usual. Now the program is completely frozen. Please help. I have huge projects to complete. I restarted my computer several times but no change. Then I uninstalled and reinstalled Bridge. Still, no change. I have a huge project due and must have this working as soon as possible. Please help!

Hooray!!!! I tried holding option while opening Bridge and IT WORKED this morning!!! This is a huge relief. Thank you, Butler Kid. I had tried it last night to no avail, but it worked today.

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