What did you do with the export window again?

@Paul_Gringo,

That is a seriously messed up Workspace! Sorry for the frustration, but troubleshooting requires steps to sort the problems. I liked Sumeet's suggestion for testing basic workspace functions in a new, test project. I'd also suggest looking at whether PR plugins/extensions play any role. They can mess up basic functions, sometimes even if they are not open as panels.

I see 3 plugin panels open in your screenshot, one of which is no longer supported. I'd certainly try the startup option to see if it will give you a quick test of not loading those. I don't recall if you are Mac or PC; on PC, hold Shift down as you start PR.

Stan

Screenshot from Win 11 PR 25.5.0:

Hi Paul,

Sorry to hear about the workspace issue. Could you please confirm if it's happening with any specific project or all the projects? Please try these steps & check if it's working properly.
- Create a new project & navigate to Window > Workspaces > Editing. 

- Navigate to Window > Workspaces > Reset to Saved Layout.

- Window > Workspaces > uncheck Import Workspace from Projects.

- Navigate to File > Import and import the project file you are working with.

Once imported, check if the workspace is looking correct.

Let us know if it helps.

Thanks,

Sumeet

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Something is off in your system. So OS/CPU/GPU/RAM, as always , and have you done the normal troubleshooting first steps of dumping cache files and trashing preferences?