Reset InDesign Preferences and Other Troubleshooting

[juliehaas]

Why don't my workspaces automatically display every time I open InDesign/Illustrator/Photoshop/etc? Its driving me crazy! I was hoping with this next update that it would be solved. 

[Eugene Tyson]

As it's happening across multiple applications 

Reinstalling rarely fixes everything - you can do a complete reinstall using the
Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/cc-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html

[leo.r]

are you on macOS Ventura? if so, you may experience this known issue:

Panels don't appear when opening InDesign (and other Adobe apps) — Adobe Prerelease

the easiest solution in this case is to select a different workspace, then switch back to the desired workspace. it should restore your panels.

[juliehaas]

Yes, I'm on macOS Ventura. And yes, that has been my current solution for my workspace issue, but why is it not generally open up every time I open any Adobe product? It used to at least default to something. It's very frustrating.

[Steve Werner]

Make sure you're using the latest version of macOS Ventura. Ventura was updated to 13.3 yesterday. Also make sure you're using the latest InDesign version 18.2.1.

[juliehaas]

Yes, both software and adobe updates are all the latest versions. I've gone through a few rounds of updates with both and the issue is still present.