# Cannot swap desktop position - TotalSpace2 v2.9.9

**URL:** <https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/cannot-swap-desktop-position-totalspace2-v2-9-9/8113>\
**Category:** TotalSpaces\
**Tags:** bug, issue\
**Created:** [June 28, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/cannot-swap-desktop-position-totalspace2-v2-9-9/8113 "2021-06-28T01:16:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![toancaro](https://discuss.binaryage.com/user_avatar/discuss.binaryage.com/toancaro/32/3332_2.png) [@toancaro](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/toancaro)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/cannot-swap-desktop-position-totalspace2-v2-9-9/8113/1 "2021-06-28T01:16:14Z")

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I cannot swap my desktop position. Please see this video: [https://youtu.be/OBFZa0ZpfvY](https://youtu.be/OBFZa0ZpfvY)

Please let me know how to fix this.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![d\_s](https://discuss.binaryage.com/user_avatar/discuss.binaryage.com/d_s/32/3336_2.png) [@d\_s](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/d_s)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/cannot-swap-desktop-position-totalspace2-v2-9-9/8113/2 "2021-06-29T22:03:09Z")

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I am also having the same issue. TS 2.9.9 on macOS 11.4. Tried rebooting and reinstalling TS, no help so far. After trying to remove and re-create desktops, I am no longer able to create additional desktops - I receive the error about the system limit being 16, even though I’m only requesting 3 additional, for a total of 12 desktops… Any help is really appreciated. This is messing up my workflow.

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**Author:** ![freda](https://discuss.binaryage.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/47e85d/32.png) [@freda](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/freda)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 8:06am UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/cannot-swap-desktop-position-totalspace2-v2-9-9/8113/3 "2021-07-03T08:06:35Z")

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I have seen the same problem and I have found a work around.

The trick is that you open up mission control and keep adding spaces through mission control. In my case I had two rows of 3 and wanted to add a 3rd row of 3. It didn’t work. I then thought remove one row and then add it again. Maybe the application is confused. Guess what after that I was limited to 3. Only after I increased by #screens to 9 in mission control I could configure TotalSpaces again.

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**Author:** ![unixdude](https://discuss.binaryage.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/ecc23a/32.png) [@unixdude](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/unixdude)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 3:54am UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/cannot-swap-desktop-position-totalspace2-v2-9-9/8113/4 "2021-07-21T03:54:24Z")

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I’m having the same issue, but I can’t use freda’s workaround since I use only one desktop – the rest of the screens are for full-screen apps (2 per screen). I too am running macOS 11.4, and TS 2.9.9.

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**Author:** ![Anthony-Park](https://discuss.binaryage.com/user_avatar/discuss.binaryage.com/anthony-park/32/3358_2.png) [@Anthony-Park](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/Anthony-Park)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 6:32am UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/cannot-swap-desktop-position-totalspace2-v2-9-9/8113/5 "2021-09-07T06:32:52Z")

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I have same issue. I’m using TotalSpaces2 v2.9.9 with two external monitors.  
When I reorder spaces from mission control with mouse drag&drop, the order is changed. But TotalSpaces2 does not recognize the changes, so I still have old order of spaces for ‘Change spaces’ with hot key.

When I restart TotalSpaces2, then I could get reordered spaces.

Thank you for your supports!