Bridge's Parent Application Is Not Active Solution (How to fix)

[jeffrockr]

THANKS SO MUCHHH !!! way better than searching on google.. !!  well it made my day ggreat !!

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@jeffrockr Glad to hear that!

[DJerryz]

That really worked fine, thank you very much and I liked the video too. :)

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@DJerryz You're welcome, and thank you :)

[igh2050]

Thnx buddy ....

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@igh2050 No problem :-)

[Artsytastic]

Thanks, worked for me! 

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@Artsytastic Awesomee :DD

[premmech]

Thanks...its working :)

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@premmech No problem :-)

[CrackMonstaz]

hero

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@CrackMonstaz Thank you :-)

[rokphoenix]

This worked for me. Thank You very much. :-)

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@rokphoenix Good :-) You're welcome :D

[jonathanwiggin]

V helpful and clear, thanks!

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@jonathanwiggin Thanks for the feedback! You're welcome!

[Alicegreg51]

Thank's for your time!

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@Alicegreg51 You're welcome :-)

[MrBenny10101]

Worked for me. Thanks a lot. At times, I can have severe emotional anger problems when it comes to using software that doesn't work so videos such as this one are a great service.

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@MrBenny10101 I know what you mean! Your welcome!

[TheLightFantasticRia]

Thank you so much!!!

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@TheLightFantasticRia You're very welcome :-)

[peakbusiness]

You are the man - first time fix !

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@peakbusiness Awesome :D Glad it worked!

[EG6141]

Perfect!! Thank you! You are a genius :D

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@EG6141 Thank you very much :-)

[tomrzaca]

Good job, it worked great.

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@tomrzaca Awesome :DD

[cGarcia2100]

did exactly as you did and it worked. Thnx, i even accidently had bridge running like you did and it wouldn't copy. I went scared for like half a second there lol.

[WombatVlogs]

@cGarcia2100 Hah glad I could help :)

[1suhaibali]

Hey... i have done all but it's still sayin error about PARENTS APPLICATION

[WombatVlogs]

@1suhaibali For some people it just generally doesn't work. Here's an alternative fix:

1) Open Photoshop

2) Find the photo you want to edit

3) Click "File" and "Browse in Mini Bridge"

4) Make sure there is a "Content" tab open in mini bridge (One of the buttons on the side of it open that tab)

5) Right click your photo

6) Click Open In Camera Raw

This should work :)

[NeverListenBefore]

@WombatVlogs still not working. and i've Browse In Bridge options! what to do?? please help?

[WombatVlogs]

@NeverListenBefore I suggest you contact Adobe - You can email their support team (Just go on the website and find the contact button)

[soldiermedical]

used this tutorial to fix both my computers. the second time only because i had forgot the process. Thanks a lot!! There are so many people on Google that have no clue how to fix this. The word needs to be spread to everyone!! Definitely a lifesaver!! Thanks again!

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@soldiermedical Great :D Your welcome. If you know anyone who has this error, tell them too :D

[Albrtd3]

Big thanks! 

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@Albrtd3 Your welcome mate :)

[gabrielmeono]

Yes!!! Thank you.

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@gabrielmeono Your welcome :)

[GlambertFromPersia]

thank u, it really helped, i was going mad cuz of this error

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@GlambertFromPersia Your welcome :) I know a LOT of people have had this problem.

[oneeyebear]

I can't believe that worked haha so simple. Thank you!

[WombatVlogs]

@oneeyebear Yeah, it's weird that Adobe don't realize that this works!

[kevincase]

You are amazing bruvv, Thank you

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@kevincase Glad I could help :-) Subscribe for more User Suggested fixes and tips :)

[RealE45TY]

Legend. Thank you

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@RealE45TY Thank you for your kind feedback :-) Be sure to subscribe and I'll fix any other errors you ask for :)

[RealE45TY]

@WombatVlogs Will do :)

[iweisser]

Dear @MrWenconjames,

Thanks for your help. The copying of the file did not work for me, I opened through Photoshop as you suggested and it works, but now I cannot open from Bridge. Any other solutions that will solve the problem vs. just avoiding it?

Thanks again.

[WombatVlogs]

@iweisser Hi, when you wrote to MrWenconJames, are you sure you didn't mean to me? (I told him about opening through photoshop).. Anyway, all I can think is that if you want this sort of editing and none of the fixes work, you could get Adobe Lightroom. It's pretty much all photo editing and it's exactly like camera raw editing.

[mitelefonosirve]

thanks

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@mitelefonosirve No problem :)

[Robtjregan]

Legend Man Thanx Sooooooooo Much.........

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@Robtjregan You're welcome (And you got the 99th comment :') )

[WombatVlogs]

@MrWenconjames You sure you copied the right file to the right place? lf it doesn't work, then put all the files back to where they were (Hopefully you backed it up like I said) and try the following alternative fix:

1) Open Photoshop

2) Find the photo you want to edit

3) Click "File" and "Browse in Mini Bridge"

4) Make sure there is a "Content" tab open in mini bridge (One of the buttons on the side of it open that tab)

5) Right click your photo

6) Click Open In Camera Raw

This should work :)

[MrWenconjames]

hi,,when i do it,,my bridge wont open, and it said the application was unable to start correctly (0x000007b).

[atrushiadil]

thanks alot, you are wonderfull.

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@atrushiadil Your welcome, thank you for the kind words :)

[bricentwari]

thanks man!very helpful!

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@bricentwari Your welcome :)

[mohammedabdulwasay]

thnxx for the video ..!! i have been searching ..!!

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@mohammedabdulwasay Your welcome :)

[EvanTheOctopus]

wow thanks. I got it working :)

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@EvanTheOctopus No problem :D

[Danielkyoshiro]

I can't believe it... not even the Adobe Help Centre couldn't help me with this problem. Thank you ever so much! I really didn't know what else to do :D

Have a Wicked Christmas and Great New Year!

[WombatVlogs]

@Danielkyoshiro Thank you kindly! I hope you also have a Merry Christmas :D

[WombatVlogs]

Hi @giuuuu1 @haifayaz111 @DodgyTactics --- All of you said that the fix did not work for you. I have an alternative to camera raw editing that should work ----

1) Open Photoshop

2) Find the photo you want to edit

3) Click "File" and "Browse in Mini Bridge"

4) Make sure there is a "Content" tab open in mini bridge (One of the buttons on the side of it open that tab)

5) Right click your photo

6) Click Open In Camera Raw

This should work for you - Please get back to me and tell me it works :))

[giuuuu1]

@WombatVlogs Hey there, THIS WORKED! =D IT WORKEDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!! \o/ THANKS, THANKS A LOOOT, man! =DD

[WombatVlogs]

@giuuuu1 WOOP! It may not be an ideal solution - But at least you can use the Raw Editing function now :)

[giuuuu1]

It didn't work for me... the same annoying error keeps popping up! Any help?? =/

[SHDAWNRONI]

THANK A LOT

IF YOU GET IN YOUR SYSTEM PHOTOSHOP CS5 AND CS3

WITH YOUR WAY - YOU CAN NOT OPEN BRIDGE BY PHOTOSHOP CS3

BUT IS OK

THANK YOU

[WombatVlogs]

@SHDAWNRONI Ok thanks :)

[mikeelatham]

Great vid. do you know how to fixs this on mac?

[WombatVlogs]

@mikeelatham Make sure you back this file up because I'm not 100% on this - I think that if you go to the folder the Photoshop is installed (eg. program files) and navigate to the following place: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe PCD/cache/cache.db

Copy the file cache.db and go to the place where Bridge is installed, and also navigate to the same place - Then replace Bridge's cache.db with Photoshop's cache.db

If you can't find that particular directory then do a search for cache.db

[mikeelatham]

@WombatVlogs Thanks,but i did the search for the cache.db files and there not to be found! and there is no path for /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe PCD/cache/cache.db

[mikeelatham]

@WombatVlogs Sorry. I find the  /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe PCD/cache/cache.db but i couldn't find the same place in bridge's to copy it in.

[WombatVlogs]

@mikeelatham Hmm, is there a "cache.db" file anywhere at all in Bridge?

[mikeelatham]

@WombatVlogs not that i could find. do you know the path to it in bridge?

[WombatVlogs]

@mikeelatham Not a clue because I'm not on a mac - I'm only going by my knowledge of where the data is stored etc.

[etacarinae32]

thanks a lot



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@etacarinae32 Your welcome :D

[hamamluiz1]

Thanks a lot man!it works !

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@hamamluiz1 No probelm dude :)

[conviemtl]

Thank you very much!! Worked awesome!!

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@conviemtl Sweet! :D

[itsSurajTube]

thank you its working

[WombatVlogs]

@itsSurajTube Jolly good :)

[haifayaz111]

itz not working for me....plz help :(

[WombatVlogs]

@haifayaz111 Have you made sure that you have previously used Photoshop and all the other Adobe programs that you have installed? Because that's what it means by "The parent application is not active" -- You must make sure first that you have launched all the programs and then exit them......

Also, this fix doesn't work on a 64 bit pc :/

[Arenael]

@WombatVlogs Actually it does work. Just make sure you've opened both your x86 version as well as your x64 version of Photoshop.

[WombatVlogs]

@Arenael Ooooh ok :D

[royalpalm87]

Thank you very much it WORKED!!!!

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@royalpalm87 Nice one :D

[pdineshraj]

Awesome, it worked

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@pdineshraj Nice one :)

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Tell your friends! If this is working for so many people then maybe it needs more views! :D

[ricgardmerceljr]

worked great...THANK YOU

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@ricgardmerceljr Your welcome :)

[Len2tone]

NICE!!.. you save my life =)!

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@Len2tone Great to hear it's helped you along with so many other people!! :D

[jenova43]

what a Very nice tutorial... a bunch of thankz you...

[WombatVlogs]

@jenova43 Your welcome :)

[WombatVlogs]

To @Poorest , @rikiwi1 , @agentxoriginal and anybody else on a Win 7 64 Bit computer -- I apologise for the failure error, (Hopefully you all backed up the files like I told you to so nothing is lost) I personally don't have a 64 bit win 7 PC But my Brother does and he has bridge so I will have a root around and try to solve this problem some time...

[HakanGil]

It works.. Thank you very much..

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@HakanGil You're very welcome :)

[twininsani]

good job man, its works for me :)

[herlushness]

PHEW! Sorted! Thank you sooooo much for this, you've saved me getting any more frey hairs xx

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@herlushness Haha, your welcome :) Glad I could help x)

[manuelrioslopez]

you are my hero!!! thank you so much for the tutorial

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@manuelrioslopez Thanks for the feedback :D I'm glad I could help you

[mtanoop]

worked for me thanks dude......... :)

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@mtanoop Your welcome man :)

[oTATEoBLUEo]

Big thanks fella.

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@oTATEoBLUEo No probs man

[glennp2008]

Great video,sound is perfect and the solution is the only one that actual works, well done!!

wish I knew how you worked it out

[WombatVlogs]

@glennp2008 Hey, thanks for the positive feedback :) Haha trade secret ;) - Seriously though I spend most of my time on my computer just playing about with things :P

[zaco987654321]

Worked fine for me thank you very much

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@zaco987654321 Your welcome :) Glad I could help you

[zaco987654321]

Worked fine for me thanky very much

[JaneDoe003Destiny]

TY very much for sharing this, I had the same problem and it helped me :D I can use Camera Raw now ^_^ yeey

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@JaneDoe003Destiny No problem :) Glad I could help

[hasslerism]

Genius ... thanks a lot matey.

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@hasslerism No problem dude, glad I could help. Be sure to subscribe for more tech tutorials :D (My latest one is a detailed tutorial on how to customize your own youtube channel background - uploading in an hour or so)

[hasslerism]

@WombatVlogs I will surely check it out. Thanks again.

[hosterwareUK]

Great Fix! Well Done Good Presentation.

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@hosterwareUK Thank you, glad it helped.

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@ZomePro I suppose - if you can afford it :P

[WombatVlogs]

@ZomePro Oh dear :P I will try and find a solution for you mate :)

[WombatVlogs]

@ZomePro Hmmm, I'll have a look over the weekend and see if I can find a solution for you

[WombatVlogs]

@ZomePro I'm sorry this hasn't been successful for you -- I don't own a Win 7 PC however my brother has Bridge and I'll look on his computer as to whether I can find the solution for you :)

[Poorest]

mine is 64bit, photoshop is installed in program files\adobe, while bridge is installed in program files (x86)\adobe. copying the amtlib file makes bridge launching failure...

[WombatVlogs]

@Poorest Are there any Photoshop files in program files (x86) ?? Or are there any other amtlib.dll files anywhere? Try doing a computer search.

[agentxoriginal]

@WombatVlogs Same here, win7 64 bit, program files (x86) Replacing amtlib.dll just causes a failure for bridge to launch

[rikiwi1]

@Poorest - This is my situation too so video didn't help.

[jnabney]

You are definitely onto a winner. Best of luck

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@jnabney Thank you :)

[jnabney]

This is truly magic. It is very clear, concise and well presented. Bonus Points! Thanks so much!

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[TheHappyBunnyChannel]

Works perfectly - Subscribing!

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@TheHappyBunnyChannel Thank you, I appreciate it

[davidmortiboy]

This Works! THANK YOU!

[WombatVlogs]

@davidmortiboy No problem :)

[jdp19911]

Thanks alot, I have managed to solve my problem thanks to your video :-)

[WombatVlogs]

@jdp19911 Your welcome, glad I could help :)