How to import workspaces in Illustrator 2021?

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January 13, 2021
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Hello,

The last time I used Illustrator, it was the version previous to 2021. I was able to import and export workspaces from the Workspaces menu in that version. Now I've got Illustrator 2021, and I can't find a way to import a workspace from the Workspaces menu or the preferences, and I can't find anything online that says that others have had the same problem. I also tried copying the .exec file of my custom workspace into the folder with the rest of the workspaces, but it seems to be a different file type than the pre-installed ones, and it's not showing up in the Illustrator application.

Does anyone know what might be wrong, or what I can do?

How to

Correct answer LynxKx

Open your previous Illustrator version or other computer you want to pull workspaces from,

go to Edit > My Settings > Export Settings save file locally
Open Illustrator program you want to save the new settings too
go to Edit > My Settings > Import Settings and selct the file you saved earlier

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danielfeary

Known Participant

It's so annoying, right? Just updated Illustrator, now I've got to completely rebuild the workspace as I had it…

Doug A Roberts

Braniac

You can still copy old workspaces from the preferences folder, or if you use 'Import Previous Settings' in the CC app when updating they will be copied for you.

LynxKxCorrect answer

Inspiring

Open your previous Illustrator version or other computer you want to pull workspaces from,

go to Edit > My Settings > Export Settings save file locally
Open Illustrator program you want to save the new settings too
go to Edit > My Settings > Import Settings and selct the file you saved earlier

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gaiagraphics1

New Participant

LynxKx,

So simple and easy. Thank you!

Anshul_Saini

Community Manager

Hi All,

Sorry about the trouble. I am afraid sync settings are no longer available in the current versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. For more details, you may check out this help article (https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/sync-settings.html).

However, you can try to copy the Workspaces folder manually from the following locations and paste it to the exact location on your other machine or another version of Illustrator installed on your device. I hope it helps!

macOS:

~/Library/Preferences/Adobe Illustrator <version> Settings/en_GB/Workspaces
~/Library/Preferences/Adobe Illustrator <version> Settings/en_GB/Modified Workspaces

Windows 10:

C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator <version> Settings\en_US\x64\Workspaces
C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator <version> Settings\en_US\x64\Modified Workspaces

Thanks & Regards,
Anshul Saini

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default8xj78ia1y4ea

New Participant

Select Window > Application Frame to toggle it on or off. The Application bar across the top contains a workspace switcher, menus (Windows only), and other application controls. Choose Window > Workspace > Manage Workspaces.

Anshul_Saini

Community Manager

Hi @BKramer01 @imageprospd,

Sorry for the delayed response. I would request you to share a few more details like:

@imageprospd, please confirm the Operating system.
Exact versions of Illustrator from which you want to import? (For, e.g. 25.3 to 25.4 or 24.0 to 25.0)
Do you want to import workspaces from a different system?
Do you want to import them from the previous version to a newer version?
Are your workspaces missing after updating? If yes, did you get the Import settings option dialog box?

I will be looking forward to your responses.

Thanks & Reagrds,

Anshul Saini