# Full screen weirdness with iTerm2

**URL:** <https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/full-screen-weirdness-with-iterm2/7992>\
**Category:** TotalSpaces\
**Created:** [March 24, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/full-screen-weirdness-with-iterm2/7992 "2021-03-24T01:31:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![adrian](https://discuss.binaryage.com/user_avatar/discuss.binaryage.com/adrian/32/2448_2.png) [@adrian](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/adrian)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/full-screen-weirdness-with-iterm2/7992/1 "2021-03-24T01:31:37Z")

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Hey, I’m just setting up a new MacBook Pro for my work machine. One weirdness I can’t seem to get around is going to full screen with iTerm2.

On my personal Mac (both are on OSX 11.2.3), making iTerm2 full screen enlarges it on the existing space, which is how I want it. On the new Mac it creates a new space for the full screen view.

I know it’s a preference somewhere, but stuffed if I can find it. Not sure if it’s in iTerm2, TotalSpaces, OSX, or something else. Any ideas here? It’s driving me nuts!

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**Author:** ![SeerUK](https://discuss.binaryage.com/user_avatar/discuss.binaryage.com/seeruk/32/1478_2.png) [@SeerUK](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/SeerUK)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/full-screen-weirdness-with-iterm2/7992/2 "2021-03-24T21:11:56Z")

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Hey there, that one is in the iTerm preferences. General → Window Tab → Untick “Native full screen windows”

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**Author:** ![adrian](https://discuss.binaryage.com/user_avatar/discuss.binaryage.com/adrian/32/2448_2.png) [@adrian](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/adrian)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/full-screen-weirdness-with-iterm2/7992/3 "2021-03-24T22:16:15Z")

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Oh my god, thankyou! That was driving me insane. I owe you a beer 🙂