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Glass Amoeba
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Oct 8, 2026 2:40 AM UTC
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SAVED WORKSPACES DON'T WORK ANYMORE Premiere Pro 26.5.2 / MacBook Pro M4 Max / Sequoia 15.8.1

-MacBook Pro M4 max (2024) MacOS Sequoia 15.8.1

-Premiere Pro 26.5.2

Saved workspaces all default to the same Premiere Pro window layout. Old saved workspaces are gone. Newly created saved workspaces don’t save. Phenomena began I believe with the most recent update. 

Please fix. Thank you!

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    Glass AmoebaAuthor
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    Oct 14, 2026 12:04 AM UTC

    Hi Amy,

     

    1. M4 and M1 machines only.
    2. I won’t be able to check the M1 machine for a few days but I will when I get a chance. 
    3. Wrong layout is appearing even when choosing from Windows > Workspace.
    4. Samsung Monitor and Floating windows are in use at the moment.
    5. Note: I have the Macbook Pro screen open, not in clamshell mode. However, the screen is dark and blurry due to a known defect. Still it’s desktop is functional and open, though unused. 
    6. A newly saved workspace will work once or twice and then stop working. 

     

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      Amy the Stuv
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      Amy the StuvCommunity Manager
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      Oct 20, 2026 3:54 PM UTC

      Hi ​@Glass Amoeba 

      I’m still having trouble reproducing this. My triple tabbed floating panels are still showing up in the new workspaces I create even after a couple of days. Are you using shortcut keys to jump between workspaces?

       

      Would you mind running the following test?

      1. Go into your Documents → Adobe → Premiere Pro → 26.0 folder and move your Profile folder “Profile-username” to the desktop
      2. Launch Premiere holding the shift key and Clear Media Cache, Preferences, 3rd party plugin cache
      3. Create a New Workspace and test that it maintains that layout.
      4. Close Premiere and add back your “Layouts” folder into the newly created Profile-username folder (this may overwrite a UserWorkspace xml as the new one you just created will take the next number after the basic layouts. You can change the name of that XML if need be or overwrite it). Add back the “Mac” folder or the .kys files into the newly formed Mac folder within this profile folder. 
      5. Relaunch Premiere to a recent project and see if the issue persists

      I’m wondering if one of those config files had a faulty update that’s causing this, which could explain the difficulty in reproducing this on my system.

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      Amy the Stuv
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      Amy the StuvCommunity Manager
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      Oct 8, 2026 1:36 PM UTC

      Hello ​@Glass Amoeba 

      Welcome back to the Premiere Forums. Thank you for posting. Could you help us narrow down the saved-workspace issue?

      • Are your custom workspace names missing from the Workspaces menu, or are they still listed but all open with the same layout?
      • Does a newly saved workspace fail immediately, after switching away and back, or only after restarting Premiere?
      • Can you reproduce it in a new blank project? Please share the steps you use to save, switch, and reopen the workspace.
      • Does it happen with every project? Is “Import Workspace from Projects” enabled in the Window Drop down menu?
      • Please share the full Premiere build number of the last version that worked, and whether you use external monitors or floating panels.
      • If possible, please send a short screen recording and a zipped copy of your current Premiere profile’s Layouts folder.

      Please don’t reset preferences or move/delete workspace files until the Layouts folder has been copied.

      Hoping to help,

      Amy

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      Glass AmoebaAuthor
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      Oct 8, 2026 10:19 PM UTC

      Hi Amy,

      Thanks for addressing this!

      1. Workspace names are intact. They just open with all the tabs in one window. I usually have 1 window wtih project folder tabs and a second window for Effects, History, Effects Controls and scopes.  My Project and Effects windows are ‘triple tabbed’ so I can see at least 3 tabs at any given time usually.                                -I am working on a Samsung Monitor attached to my MacBook Pro. Sidenote: the MacBook has a known problem where the screen is dark and blurry. Connected monitors are fine. Extended Desktop
      2. Newly saved workspaces don’t fail immediately. I just created a new tab set, quit and reopened Premiere and the newly created set did reopen this time. 
      3. Don’t know if I have time to do a new blank project. I have a shortcut to revert to saved spaces. That stopped working. Manually switching to the saved layout in the menu stopped working.
      4. The bug has reemerged in real time as I am looking at this. I eliminated a tab and pressed my shortcut to ‘revert to saved layout.’  It worked this time.  Then I switched to an old different saved layout and it just brought up my most recently created set up from today.  The bug could be triggered by my shortcut. That’s what I usually use to recall my saved layouts. 
      5. This is happening with multiple projects. These projects were created on my MacStudio Ultra but I am now working with them on my laptop.  They are both running the same OS and Premiere versions. M1 vs M3 CPUs though. 
      6. I am on Premiere 26.5.2 (Build 5) So the previous build was likely fine.  Note: I usually work on my desktop and only work on the laptop every other month. I can’t say when the bug emerged with what build. Only that it wasn’t happening a few months ago on the laptop. The new build seemed fine on my MacStudio M1 Ultra. I use EXTERNAL MONITORS: 2 on my desktop and 1 with my laptop.  Acer and Apple for the desktop, and a Samsung ‘TV/Monitor’ for the laptop. I use FLOATING WINDOWS. 
      7. I won’t reset preferences or delete any workspace files. 
      8. Thanks for your time and attention!  Greatly appreciated. 

       

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        Amy the Stuv
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        Amy the StuvCommunity Manager
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        Oct 13, 2026 1:38 PM UTC

        ​@Glass Amoeba Thanks! 

        I want to make sure I understand the machine comparison: the issue is occurring on your MacBook Pro M4 Max, while Premiere 26.5.2 seemed fine on your Mac Studio M1 Ultra—is that right? Your comment also mentions “M1 vs M3,” is there a third system in the mix and does it also have this issue?

        If you have a chance, could you check whether the same project and workspace-selection steps reproduce on both machines? On the laptop, does the wrong layout also appear when choosing a workspace from Window > Workspaces, without using the keyboard shortcut? Please note whether the Samsung monitor and floating windows are in use during the test.

        Thank you!

        Amy

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