Bridge: Issue using Photo Downloader on Mac OS 10.11 - El Capitan

So what happens for folks who's camera's don't have a way to manually switch modes? I have a Canon 7D and as far as I can tell, there's no way to switch in between the modes.

Why hasn't there been any new information about this issue from Adobe in the past 3-4 months???

I'm actually really surprised that a class action law suit hasn't been filed yet against these two companies. (Or perhaps it has). My attorney says there's quite a liability here with their lack of reaction to the issue affecting so many customers.

Any news on this issue?  Just started using Bridge CC, but it was a dud - can't do Step 1 - download from my canon 5D (CF Card doesn't fit in the iMac).  Rather not buy a card reader.

And this was seven months ago.  Still no resolution.  Shall I presume that this isn't a priority for Adobe?

Do you guys realize how many customers this is affecting?!?!?!?!?!
For every message posted across all forums and support problems, there are probably hundreds who just don't know how to post and are suffering in silence.
Problems like these have been reported in PREVIOUS versions of Bridge and Organizer.

Please provide an update to all Bridge and Organizer with what the heck you are doing and when it will be fixed.

You have a slew of users who would do testing for you.

J.

Yes, we know that many Apple customers who chose to install MacOS 10.11 are affected by these changes/breakages in Apple's new OS release.
And we are working with Apple to determine what went wrong with the new OS version and how to work around or solve the problems in the OS code.

PLEASE KEEP US UPDATED. This is a huge problem for professional photographers like myself. :-(

I recently upgraded to the latest version of El Capitan (10.11.2) and this has not fixed the issue with Adobe Bridge. Id Apple and Adobe ARE collaborating on a fix to this problem when can we expect to see a fix? Workarounds are possible (Image Capture or Canon's EOS Utility will help) but I want the flexibility that Adobe Bridge gave back, so that I can revert to my original workflow. There must be hundreds of professional photographers like me that are affected and yet we still do not have a solution.

THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE FOR PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS. People who have paid good money for these programs and for it NOT TO WORK is ridiculous. WHEN can we expect a fix?

I thought I would follow up my previous comments made over the past 9 months to say that owing to the complete lack of customer support from Adobe regarding the problems with their Downloader, I am severing my connections with them forever.  I paid £600 a couple of years ago for CS6 and no longer receive any support or updates and as I have now purchased 2 new cameras, I cannot open RAW files without converting them with DNG convertor.  I have now downloaded Affinity photo from the Apple Store (special price at the moment) and although early days, appears to do everything I  need as a serious amateur photographer. It has no subscription and comes with free software downloads.  

I have switched to using Lightroom 6 for handling RAW photos, but it looks like the competition (i.e., DxO Optics Pro) is doing even a better job. And I don't need LR's file management system. I prefer a yyyy/mm/dd structure on an external hard drive.

I have an older iMac that does not have a card slot.

Right, and our Canon EOS cameras (50D and 7D use CF cards. Only need an SD card for the Ixus and a Powershot G9.

If you are talking about Apple Photos (the substitute for iPhoto), I must disappoint you. That only works for (the camera with) that particular memory card. If you use different memory cards, you will have to do this for each card; and further, if you format your card, Photos will be launched again. If it is that problem, I suggest that you check the Apple Support Communities, subforum: Photos.

I found that too, but the downloader still does not "see" my camera.

or my iPhone 6

I'm using Bridge CC 2017, the new El Capitan 10.11.6, and I HAVE been able to get Photo Downloader to launch without clicking the "Get photos from camera" button (in Bridge)—but it still does NOT auto-launch either Bridge, or the Photo Downloader automatically when a card is inserted into my computer. Behavior attained: 
If is insert a camera card, then launch Bridge, Photo downloader is open and waiting for me to process my camera card/images.

And, it's with a great deal of effort and geekness I've achieved this meager victory:
Set the Bridge Preference to: General: Behavior: "When a Camera is Connected, Launch Adobe Photo Downloader."
Then:
I've pasted the following text into the Terminal App (to turn off any Apple App from trying to pre-process my camera card images, e.g. Photos App or Image Capture:
defaults -currentHost write com.apple.ImageCapture disableHotPlug -bool YES
Then press Enter.

Next, I locate my actual Bridge App, Control-click on the App (NOT the folder), choose "Show Package Contents," open MacOS, and make an alias of "Photo Downloader" TO MY DESKTOP.

Then I open Apple's Image Capture App, and set my Default "Import To" button (at bottom Left) to Browse: Desktop: Photo Downloader. Close all. The Desktop Alias may now be removed.


Relaunch Bridge, with a camera card or camera connected.

The Photo Downloader will auto-launch in seconds after opening Bridge.

Adobe needs to solve this for real.