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Inspiring
January 14, 2019
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Project Panel keeps moving when relaunching

  • January 14, 2019
  • 8 replies
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Every time I relaunch Premiere, the Project Panel moves to the lower left panel group, even though I prefer in the upper right Panel Group. This also happens in my custom workspaces when I click "reset to saved layout", even though I saved with the panel where I want.

This started with CC2019. Is this a new "feature"?

I have unchecked "import workspaces..."

I have dumped my custom workspaces in the finder and started from scratch.

Any ideas?

    Correct answer Dave315335654pzc

    Try placing the media browser panel in the same panel group as the project panel. It should keep it from changing position when you next start a project.

    8 replies

    Participant
    August 17, 2025

    Close Premiere Pro. Navigate to the preferences folder: Windows: C:\Users<username>\Documents\Adobe\Premiere Pro<version>\Profile-<profilename> Rename the preferences file "Adobe Premiere Pro Prefs" to something like Old_Preferences. Restart Premiere Pro. It will create a new preferences folder with default settings.

    This works for me, from an Adobe agent chat support.

    Kevin-Monahan
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    January 24, 2025

    Hey @Ann Bens,

    Are you still seeing this issue? I noticed I have a Dual Monitors workspace available. Does it honor the Project panel position? Or is the issue only with custom workspaces? @stephenw_OhioHealth, can you comment? Let me know.

     

    Thanks,
    Kevin

     

    Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    January 24, 2025

    Kevin,

     

    I've got 9 custom workspaces using at least 3 of my 4 monitors. ALL have a panel group on my left monitor that has the Productions folders and all projects in it. No edge of the panel group actually touches the edge of that monitor screen.

     

    And every other time I launch Premiere, one or two projects that WERE in the Production/Projects panel group suddenly hop to the lower left quadrant panel of the main UI monitor.

     

    Have for years, and if still doing this by NAB, I will once again complain to the staffers about this. As I have done every year since NAB 2014.

     

    Wonderful people in all, but for the love of criminy, can we get that fixed?

    Everyone's mileage always varies ...
    Participant
    February 6, 2024

    Yep, 5 years in and STILL having this problem! Sort it out Adobe! Such a daft issue to be having to deal with EVERY time a project loads! Also have "revert to saved layout" to bring it back and, guess what?! The project window has moved again, back to where I like my Effects window to be (I do NOT like them being in the same place!!!!) SO stupid and so frustrating!

    Participating Frequently
    January 24, 2025

    Sorry if youve already tried this, but if you place the media browser panel in the same group as the project panel, it should stay there upon restarting or upon opening a new project.

    Participant
    August 15, 2022

    I know it's been 3 years, but I have been experiencing this bug for a while on my iMac at work, and I found a workaround.

    I discovered that if the Media Browser panel (that I never used) shares the panel with the Project panel, it won't move.

    I'm basically using the media browser as a boat anchor for the project panel lol.

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 15, 2022

    Still seeing this too. Project panel, often in the wrong place.

    Participant
    January 31, 2019

    It is a bug - I reported this quite some time ago and had a long session via remote desktop with an Adobe support guy. Seems that Adobe are very slow fixing bugs these days - if they ever get fixed. I also have a bug with the workspaces panel - if you move it somewhere else, it breaks and doesn't show any workspaces. Seriously rubbish response from Adobe who used to be reasonably good with bug fixes - not any more.

    Inspiring
    January 31, 2019

    Fixing bugs is not a shiny allotment of effort that Marketing can rally around. I have tried every imaginable fix.

    Inspiring
    January 21, 2019

    Tried all of the above on both machines. Project Window continues to move.

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    January 21, 2019

    Yes I have this issue too.

    Believe its a bug.

    Inspiring
    January 14, 2019

    I have tried that, but it only lasted a day or so, before it started again. It's quite a drag to keep rebuilding my prefs. as you know.

    Would Sync Settings possibly be causing this? I just realized it was on.

    FWIW, this has also been happening on my home work station using my personal account. Again, "Import Workspaces from Projects" is unchecked.

    Peru Bob
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    January 14, 2019

    Try resetting the preferences:

      FAQ: How to reset preferences in Premiere Pro?