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orimanor's avatar
orimanor
Explorer | Level 4
7 years ago

Viewing "Online only" file in Adobe Bridge

[ Spoiler ] When I view "Online only" files in Adobe Bridge, thay automatically become "Local" files, even if I don't open them. That's very annoying. Is there a way to prevent that? Thanks 🙂
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    7 years ago
    Hi there, if a file is viewed in Adobe Bridge, then the file needs to be downloaded to the machine to view it.
     
    There wouldn’t be a way to prevent this, since it would stop the file from being viewed.
orimanor's avatar
orimanor
Explorer | Level 4

Thanks for your answer.

So, as I understand the situation, if I'm using Bridge in my workflow, I can't rely on Smart Sync to save HD space for me... 

So I guess I don't need the Professional plan and can just subscribe to the Plus plan.

Jay's avatar
Jay
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
7 years ago
That’s up to you of course. If you do have other files that aren’t used by Adobe Bridge, then at least those can remain online-only and free up space on your device.
  • orimanor's avatar
    orimanor
    Explorer | Level 4
    7 years ago

    I understand...

    Thank you for your help :)

    • spedwig's avatar
      spedwig
      New member | Level 2
      6 years ago

      Bridge is functionally similar to a Finder window; you're saying here that merely viewing filenames or image thumbnails in a Bridge window causes a download? The same doesn't seem to be true of Finder...

      • Rich's avatar
        Rich
        Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
        6 years ago
        spedwig wrote:

        you're saying here that merely viewing filenames or image thumbnails in a Bridge window causes a download?

        Depends on what Bridge is trying to do with the file. Obviously it's trying to access the files in a way that is causing it to download and be marked as Local again. Why? You'd have to ask Adobe that.

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