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Thomas_Calvin
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August 8, 2025
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Workspaces aren't synced. So... where are they stored under Windows and Mac OS?

  • August 8, 2025
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I'm logged in with the same account on both systems, but despite claims I've seen to the contrary, a workspace I created and saved on my Windows computer does not appear on my Mac.

 

Presumably there's a workspace file I can manually copy between the two computers, but where do these reside under these OSes?

 

And are workspaces supposed to sync?

Correct answer Eugene Tyson

 

 

macOS:
The workspace files (XML files) are stored in the following location: /Users/[username]/Library/Preferences/Adobe InDesign/Version [version number]/en_xx/Workspaces.


Windows:
The workspace files are located in this folder: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\InDesign\Version [version number]\en_xx\Workspaces.

 

 

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Eugene TysonCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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August 9, 2025

 

 

macOS:
The workspace files (XML files) are stored in the following location: /Users/[username]/Library/Preferences/Adobe InDesign/Version [version number]/en_xx/Workspaces.


Windows:
The workspace files are located in this folder: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\InDesign\Version [version number]\en_xx\Workspaces.

 

 

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    Thomas_CalvinAuthor
    Inspiring
    August 11, 2025

    Thanks for the reply.

     

    So... nobody knows if these are supposed to sync? I thought they were.

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    Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
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    August 11, 2025

    It shouldn't be for the user to know or care where these files are stored; it's Adobe software configuration that's supposed to be synced across devices for paying Adobe users.

    Failing that, there should be an import/export function. How are people supposed to move their workspaces between computers? Digging through application-support directories (which may be hidden by default on some OSes) and copying XML files around is not a legitimate workflow in production-quality software.


    Typically move the Find/Change queries, workspaces etc. to new installs. 

    I also back up the xml files from those locations to another folder. 

     

    It doesn't really bother me, never really thought of it before. I guess having them synced to your profile could be useful. 

     

    I guess one situation I had a while ago was that I used a Windows PC for specific work in InDesign, and then I did other type of work on a Mac - and I used two different workspaces so in that case syncing wouldn't be useful. 

     

    But I guess loading them to the Workspaces would be handy. 


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