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BethComeau
BethComeau
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December 9, 2021
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How to stop my workspace from disappearing every time I close a document in IndDesign 2022 (iMac)

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How to stop my workspace from disappearing every time I close a document in IndDesign 2022 (iMac)

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BethComeau
BethComeauAuthor
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January 18, 2023

Unfortunately, this is happening again with InDesign (2023 - 18.1.0.51) and OS (Ventura 13.1) updates. This trick marked Correct Answer is no longer working [Go to the InDesign Preferences and uncheck: General >; [ ] Show Home Screen When No Documents Are Open]

 

Please help - SO FRUSTRATING!!

E
Edgard71
Participant
January 25, 2023

Please select your preferred workspace with no open document, and ID will keep it.

 

BethComeau
BethComeauAuthor
Participating Frequently
January 25, 2023

Thanks, but I've tried that over and over and it doesn't work.

Barb Binder
Community Expert
Barb BinderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
December 13, 2021

Hi Beth:

 

Would you mind sharing before shutting down/after opening up screen shots of InDesign?

 

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
    BethComeau
    BethComeauAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    February 10, 2022

    Finally getting a chance to get back to this.  Screenshots are attached.

     

    Just to note, today I have also tried unistalling InDesign with and without saving preferences, no luck.  I also tried dragging the InDesign preferences 2016 & 2017 folders to the desktop, reinstalled, recreated my workspace and still no luck... UGH! So aggravating.

     

    L
    Community Expert
    LaubenderCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 10, 2022

    Hi Beth,

    your workspace is not gone.

     

    Go to the InDesign Preferences and uncheck:

    General >

    [ ] Show Home Screen When No Documents Are Open

     

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender

    ( ACP )

    Barb Binder
    Community Expert
    Barb BinderCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 13, 2021

    Ho @BethComeau:

     

    I think you are looking for Window > Application Frame. 

     

    ~Barb

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
      BethComeau
      BethComeauAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      December 13, 2021

      Thanks, no I work on a mac

      BethComeau
      BethComeauAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      December 13, 2021

      LOL sorry, just re-read that.  It's not the application frame that's gone it's my workspace.

      L
      Community Expert
      LaubenderCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      December 13, 2021

      Beth seems to work on an iMac…

       

      FWIW: If one is on Windows, the custom workspaces for e.g. a German InDesign are stored at:

      User > [Your Username] > AppData > Roaming > Adobe > InDesign > Version 17.0 > de_DE > Workspaces

       

      All default workspaces are in InDesign's Application folder:

      Adobe InDesign 2022 > Presets > InDesign Workspaces > de_DE 

       

      Note: The workspace names are localized.

      Also the folders. So substitute en_US for my German de_DE if you are working with an US English version of InDesign.

       

      Regards,
      Uwe Laubender

      ( ACP )

        davecourtemanche
        davecourtemanche
        Inspiring
        December 9, 2021

        I've had this problem come and go and how i fixed it last time, I'm not quite clear on. Super annoying. I know the Suitcase Fusion auto activation plug is one reason it breaks. I also deleted the "Essentials" workspace once (~/Library/Preferences/Adobe InDesign/Version 16.0/en_US/Workspaces) and that fixed it. For the last fix, I may have ended up renaming my custom workspace to "Start.xml" and "Start_CurrentWorkspace.xml".

          BethComeau
          BethComeauAuthor
          Participating Frequently
          December 9, 2021

          Thanks for replying davecourtemanche.  How did you do this?:  I may have ended up renaming my custom workspace to "Start.xml" and "Start_CurrentWorkspace.xml".

          davecourtemanche
          davecourtemanche
          Inspiring
          December 9, 2021

          Are you on a Mac? If so, the Workspaces are in the directory in your User account. The ~ indicates user folder. It's hidden by default, so from Finder: Go / Connect to Folder. Type "~/Library" (no quotes) in the path. Then navigate to your preferences & the path listed above. In the Workspaces folder, delete the Start & Start_CurrentWorkspace. Then take your custom named workspace, copy & rename to Start & Start_CurrentWorkspace.

           

          If you're on a PC, I'm sorry I have no idea where those items reside. 

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