Framemaker 17.0.6 update: Custom workspace disappeared

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May 7, 2025
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After I updated to FM 17.0.6 my custom workspace disappreared (unstructured). I seem to have the *.cfws file in my Windows 11 C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\FrameMaker\17\WorkSpaces\UnStructured\WYSIWYGView folder, but panels in FM have disapeared completely. Reselecting my custom workspace does nothing. I have always saved my workspaces.

Is there s away to recover my old customer workspace? Is this WYSIWYGView folder enough for making backup for the next update?

Jeff_Coatsworth

Community Expert

This is the first report that I've seen of custom workspaces being messed up on updating to this patch level. What version was it created in? If you create a new one, is it maintained ok?

terhokAuthor

Inspiring

My disappeared custom workspace was created with 17.0.5. Using that, I was able to change workspaces normally and they worked ok unless FM 17.0.6 update was made. My rebuild custom workspace is ok now in 17.0.6 but it remains to be seen what will happen with the next update.

Jeff_Coatsworth

Community Expert

If your rebuilt one is "good" now - I'd take an external backup of the file (just in case); then if a future upgrade messes it up, you've got something to revert back to (potentially).

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