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jmhall77
jmhall77
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November 28, 2017
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Saving a workspace in Illustrator

  • November 28, 2017
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The option of saving a Workspace is gone.

I've seen many threads with instructions on saving a Workspace in previous versions.

I know it was cool wasn't it?

Just like saving a swatch library (that was a swatch library and not an AI file).

But the option is apparently gone.

This is not groovy at all, and seriously damaging my calm.

Every time I update I've got to setup a new Workspace.

I have even gone to Presets\....Workspaces and the Workspace I've created is not even in that folder.

Where my Workspaces is?

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    Correct answer jmhall77

    Thanks for the reply.

    I'm comfortable with naming my Workspace.

    What I was looking for is a way to export the Workspace for those special times that Illustrator gets buggy.

    And behold, there it be.

    in AppData\Roaming. I was in Presets\....Workspaces.

    Again thanks much.

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    clintonAEMC
    Inspiring
    October 9, 2018

    See this thread for updated answers:

    Workspaces CC2018

    Bill Silbert
    Community Expert
    Bill SilbertCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 28, 2017

    You can save custom workspaces in Illustrator CC 2018:

    Once you have everything set up the way you like it go to the Workspace pull-down and select "New Workspace". You will be given the chance to name your workspace whatever you want. Custom workspaces, however, become part of Illustrator's preference files and will disappear if you have to trash your preferences or create new ones when the program gets updated. In the case of the former scenario I suggest keeping a copy of your preference folder when it is newly minted so that if you are forced to trash corrupt preferences you can replace the bad one with one that is pristine. In the latter scenario of an upgrade it is best to redo your preferences, including workspaces, from scratch as it has been shown that using preferences from an earlier version impede the program's performance.

    You can find the preference folders at the following locations:

    Macintosh: Home Folder>Library>Preferences>Adobe Illustrator <#> Settings

    Windows: C:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator [version number]\ Settings\<Language>.

      jmhall77
      jmhall77AuthorCorrect answer
      Participant
      November 28, 2017

      Thanks for the reply.

      I'm comfortable with naming my Workspace.

      What I was looking for is a way to export the Workspace for those special times that Illustrator gets buggy.

      And behold, there it be.

      in AppData\Roaming. I was in Presets\....Workspaces.

      Again thanks much.

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