# Multiple displays: TotalSpaces loses settings when moving workstations

**URL:** <https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/multiple-displays-totalspaces-loses-settings-when-moving-workstations/2957>\
**Category:** TotalSpaces\
**Created:** [November 21, 2014, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/multiple-displays-totalspaces-loses-settings-when-moving-workstations/2957 "2014-11-21T08:37:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![PeetsB](https://discuss.binaryage.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/57b2e6/32.png) [@PeetsB](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/PeetsB)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/multiple-displays-totalspaces-loses-settings-when-moving-workstations/2957/1 "2014-11-21T08:37:08Z")

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Hi I am using my laptop at work and at home with multiple displays (work: HP, Philips - home: Apple Cinema HD).  
I do use a a 3 by 4 matrix on each display (i.e. each display has 12 spaces) and have pre-defined apps assigned to the spaces.  
When moving between the various “workstations” TotalSpaces loses this setting (not the background BTW - happened in earlier OS X version too) and reverts to a 24 spaces setting for the main display (as set in SysPref) and only one space for the second display.  
Any suggestions how to troubleshoot this issue?  
BTW, OSX does not forget the display settings for the various arrangement (for example at work displays are arranged vertically, at home horizontally).  
Many thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![stephen](https://discuss.binaryage.com/user_avatar/discuss.binaryage.com/stephen/32/2286_2.png) [@stephen](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/stephen)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/multiple-displays-totalspaces-loses-settings-when-moving-workstations/2957/2 "2014-11-21T08:56:12Z")

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I have indeed heard of this problem with OS X forgetting which screen desktops are supposed to be on, and it appears that this user figured out why it happens:

> [@Loosing layout after restart (Yosemite)](http://discuss.binaryage.com/t/loosing-layout-after-restart-yosemite/2840/3):
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> I use to have this problem, but after upgrading to Yosemite and changing how my monitors are connected, it’s keeping my configuration. One question, when I was having this problem, the computer would boot to my left-hand monitor, it would show the boot screen with the spinning wheel, now the progress bar. While in the display preferences under Arrangements the titlebar was on my right-hand monitor. Now it working and both the boot monitor and the titlebar monitor are the right hand monitor. So …

Does this help?

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**Author:** ![PeetsB](https://discuss.binaryage.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/57b2e6/32.png) [@PeetsB](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/PeetsB)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/multiple-displays-totalspaces-loses-settings-when-moving-workstations/2957/3 "2014-11-21T14:55:49Z")

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Hi Stephen, thanks for your swift reply. I will test Scott’s suggestion, fyi I’ve upgraded to Yosemite (running 10.10.1), but left the monitor/display settings unchanged.