All tools are missing on loading any adobe application

[LivenCreative]

Whenever I load InDesign, Illustrator or Photoshop all my tools are missing. This happens all the time I load the application daily!

Anyone got a fix for this?

Cheers

[Steve Werner · Accepted solution]

Since this is the InDesign forum, I'll respond about that application. I'd suggest you start by restoring your InDesign preferences and caches to see if that solves the problem:

https://www.rockymountaintraining.com/adobe-indesign-rebuilding-preferences-cache/

It would be helpful to post more about your system: Please tell us what operating system (exactly) you're running. Please tell us (exactly) what InDesign version you're using.

[LivenCreative]

Hi Steve,

The latest version of InDesign 18.0 and Mac OS 13.0.1.

I'll try resetting my preferences and see if that works.

Cheers
Andrew

[LivenCreative]

Just tried that and it didn't make any difference? Deleted preferences and restarted and all tool are missing still?

[Mike Witherell]

And hey it wouldn't hurt to press either TAB or Shift-TAB to see what happens to the tool panels and the docked panels. 

[LivenCreative]

After restarting a few times and deleting the preferences a few times I think it's working now! 

Thanks, both for your help.

Andrew

[LivenCreative]

Still no luck, everytime I go back into InDesign, Photoshop or Illustrator all my tool are hidden?

How do I fix this?

[BobLevine]

Is this a laptop? Have you ever had it connected to an external monitor?

[LivenCreative]

No desktop iMac 27".  Never used an external screen with it. Seems to have happened since the last apple update?

[Barb Binder]

Did you reset your workspaces?

~Barb

[enamic5]

I am having the same issue, every time starting InDesign, AI or PS.