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stefanofe
Inspiring
January 30, 2023
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Macbook pro with more monitors

  • January 30, 2023
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i have two monitors added to mac book pro. My problem is workspaces. However much I save a workspace, I always end up with all the panels compressed into a single monitor. This is nerve-wracking, because I don't actually have any certain area of ​​work. With the PC this did not happen.

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Conrad_C
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Conrad_CCommunity Expert
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January 30, 2023

I also use a MacBook Pro with two displays, but my multi-display Photoshop workspaces work fine.

 

Some questions that might help isolate the cause:

 

Which version of macOS are you using?

 

How are the displays connected? Directly to Thunderbolt ports on the Mac, through a Thunderbolt or USB-C dock, through a DisplayLink adapter, or something else?

 

If you open System Preferences (renamed to System Settings in macOS 13 Ventura), and you open the Mission Control pane (renamed to Displays and Dock in macOS 13 Ventura), is the Displays Have Separate Spaces option enabled or disabled?

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    stefanofeAuthor
    Inspiring
    January 31, 2023

    the mac uses "Ventura 13.2". The monitors are not connected directly, but with two port extenders and with hdmi output. I have now tried - as suggested - looking at the Mission control settings. In fact I would like to try disabling the first one which makes me think it rearranges the spaces... which I don't want. Let's hope.

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    Lumigraphics
    Legend
    February 1, 2023


    Try turning the last one off, this will mean the menu bar is only on the primary display.

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      Lumigraphics
      Legend
      January 30, 2023

      Turn off the Application Frame. It drives me NUTS on the Mac.

        Kevin Stohlmeyer
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        Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 30, 2023

        You don't need it off completely,  you can still detach groups of panels to move to a second monitor.

        Kevin Stohlmeyer
        Community Expert
        Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 30, 2023

        Do you have the panels detached from the Application Frame? I have the same setup with an M1 MBP and two external monitors. My workspace saves across both just fine.

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