# Switching your workspace [edit]

This page describes how to switch your Aptana workspace.

## Introduction

If you need to create an additional workspace for your projects or need to access projects in a different workspace, you can switch your Aptana workspace. When you switch workspaces, Aptana will automatically close down and restart, so make sure that you have saved any work in your current workspace.

You can also modify your preferences so that Aptana asks you to choose a workspace every time that you start the application.

## Instructions

### Finding your workspace from Aptana

To find your workspace while you are working in Aptana:

1. From the File menu, select Switch Workspace... to open the Workspace Launcher.
2. In the Workspace Launcher, the path there is the path to your workspace on disk.
3. Click Cancel.

### Switching your workspace from Aptana

To switch your workspace while you are working in Aptana:

1. From the File menu, select Switch Workspace... to open the Workspace Launcher.
2. In the Workspace Launcher, browse to the workspace that you want to switch to.
3. Click OK.

Aptana shuts down, restarts, and opens to the workspace that you specified.

### Changing your workplace preferences

To change your preferences so that Aptana asks you to choose your workspace on startup:

1. From the Window menu, select Preferences... to open the Preferences window.
2. On the Preferences tree on the left, expand General, and select Startup and Shutdown to display your startup preferences.
3. Check the box next to Prompt for workspace on startup if you want Aptana to ask you to choose a workspace each time that you start the application.
4. Click Apply to save your changes.
5. Click OK to close the Preferences window.

## Related Topics

- About Eclipse Workspaces
- Opening an existing Aptana project
- Setting your Aptana preferences

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