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Hello,
I have created and saved a number of different workspaces, based on the defaults. So instead of Edit, I've created Edit2. Instead of Color, I've created Color2, and so on.
They all work really great.
Now because they're custom, they don't show up in the Workspaces Panel at the top of the screen, but are instead in the Overflow Menu. So I choose "Edit Workspaces", and delete the default menu choices, and move my own out of the Overflow Menu and into the main Bar Menu. Then I save and continue working.
Great.
However, when I shut down Premiere and reopen it, the Workspaces Panel reverts to the original, default layout.
So what am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
Rick
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Go into the User/<username>/Documents/Adobe/Premiere Pro 12 folder, and look for a folder or sub-folder titled "Layouts". Might be in a Profile-Creative Cloud subfolder as it is on mine currently.
Delete that folder.
Reboot, and relaunch PrPro, see if that clears this up. Although you'll probably need to recreate your custom layouts ... sigh.
Neil
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Alas, no change in behavior.
Here's what happens after I delete the Layouts folder.
When I start up Premiere again, it creates 2 folders:
ArchivedLayouts - Empty folder
Layouts - Contains only "WorkspaceConfig.xml"
Examination of WorkspaceConfig.xml reveals all the default workspaces that populate the Workspace Panel.
Once I select a project to work on, a new file called "UserWorkspace1.xml" shows up in the Layouts folder. This xml file is much larger and doesn't look designed to be edited by users.
So then I modify the default Editing workspace, and choose "Window/Workspaces/Save as New Workspace", and give it the name "Editing 2".
Then I choose Window/Workspaces/Edit Workspaces.." and I change the Workspaces panel, replacing Editing with Editing 2.
When I do this, there is a change in the Layouts folder. "UserWorkspace1.xml" changes to "UserWorkspace2.xml". This new file also gets placed in the ArchivedLayouts folder.
Anyway, I save the project (for good luck), and shut down Premiere. When I restart Premiere and open up my project again, here's what I get in my Workspaces panel:
...and Editing 2 is now in the overflow menu.
I tried modifying the file "WorkspaceConfig.xml" to replace "Editing" with "Editing 2", but no luck.
So what's next?
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The Nuclear option.
Adobe CC Cleaner Tool ... Adobe CC Cleaner Tool: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs5-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html
Download that ... and disregard the instruction to use the CC desktop app to uninstall PrPro, you want to uninstall with the Cleaner Tool. It's an old DOS type mini-window you run from keyboard-only responses. And it looks scary, like it's going to wipe ALL CC apps ... but don't fret, keep going until you've specifically got PrPro 12 as the option. It will give you one last window ... do you really want to remove PrPro 12.x? ... yes, you do.
Then manually make sure the Layouts folder mentioned above is gone, AND ... check all the preferences and cache file locations ... here's a listing ...
User Preferences Location/Setting/Use: https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/preferences.html
Make sure those are all gone.
Reboot.
From the CC desktop app, download/install the latest PrPro version.
Neil
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Neil, I appreciate your help.
Unfortunately, no luck yet. I ran through your procedures twice to make sure. Here's the gritty details.
I shut down Premiere and went to my preference location:
...and selected everything and deleted. Then I went to my cache location (which is on my D drive):
...and again, selected everything and deleted.
Then I ran the Cleaner Tool:
...where I chose "3". Then the next screen listed all the products:
...where the only obvious choice was "17". Selecting it led to the final dialog:
Note that I was never asked about Premiere Pro 12, just Premiere Pro CC. Perhaps I'm using it wrong, or there's a different Cleaner Tool that you've used?
Anyway, then I rebooted my machine, and installed Premiere from the Creative Cloud App. And I'm still having the same problem... changes to the Workspace Panel are not being saved. I can create other workspaces just fine. But they remain in the Overflow Menu. I can't add them to the main bar.
One thing that seemed curious to me is after doing this twice I noticed that Premiere never reverted to the default location on Drive C for the media cache. It remembered that my cache was on Drive D. So perhaps there's a chunk of Premiere laying around that I didn't remove?
Thanks again for all the help you've provided so far.
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Please post this to the feedback system they've now set up ...
Adobe Bug /Feature Request form: https://adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911233-premiere-pro
This is something that needs some attention then.
Neil
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If i accidently deleted my workspaces how do i get them back because rn my premiere pro wont work because of it
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If you can recover the file, you can replace it in the 'normal' location ... on a PC, Users\username\documents\Adobe\Premiere Pro\15.0\Profile-user\layouts.
And note, if you have previous PrPro listings there where you get to the folder with '15.0' in it, like say 14.0, you can copy the layouts folder from that version, and paste that into the 15.0 folder location.
Neil
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I don't think this is an isolated incident. I'm having the same problem. All started with the release of 12.1.1.
I've even edited the Adobe Premiere Pro Prefs file in text edit and moved my workspaces into "shown:" workspaces ink the prefs doc. No luck.
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As I suggested above, please post this. I've talked with some of the people at NAB, and as I had this and posted this with them ... they've seen this problem already.
Neil
Adobe Bug /Feature Request form: https://adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911233-premiere-pro
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Done.
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Same thing happening to me. All the standard workspaces reappear with every restart of Premiere. Hope there's a fix to this.
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Unchecking Import workspaces from Projects might help.
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It's unchecked
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Rick,
Try enabling Window > Workspaces > Import Workspace from Projects.
Thanks,
Kevin
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Kevin-Monahan unfortunately, enabling Import Workspaces from Projects does not fix the bug. I tried enabling, customizing, saving, quitting, and relaunching, and workspaces are a mess:
should look like:
Best,
Benjamin
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Please vote for adobe to fix this bug: Workspaces Panel changes are not saved – Adobe video & audio apps
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Kevin, I tried that, but alas... no love.
Thanks for the suggestion though. I'll vote for the fix.
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Set Import Workspaces from Projects off before making new workspaces.
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Hi Ann. This does not work on my system. The new workspace is made, but the default workspaces pushes it out of the way. What PrP build and OS are you using?
My steps: I turn off Set Import Workspaces and create "test". Looks great. This is expected behavior.
then save, quit, reboot and get this mess. Not great, not expected:
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Did you click on Edit Workspaces.
It lets you set the order you want them to be.
W10 7903
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Yes. All the time. That's how I am able to fix the problem after each restart. It doesn't look like you are deleting any of your basic workspaces. Try deleting the ones you do not use, and then quit/relaunch to see the bug. (Assuming it's a bug on your particular PrP build/os combo.) Again, what is your PrP build? What OS are you using?
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Pr 12.1.1
Yes it looks like when you delete a workspace is gets all muddled up. Even when set in the do not show section.
If I dont delete, they stay put.
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Thanks for the confirmation. Please vote for a fix when you get a chance:
Workspaces Panel changes are not saved – Adobe video & audio apps
I tried it without deleting after seeing your screenshot, but mine still gets muddled. I've moved everything I don't use into "Do not show" but they come back, pushing my custom spaces into Overflow. Thanks! Benjamin
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I have the exact same problems...
Did anybody find a solution?