# Workspace Overview Not Working

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/workspace-overview-not-working/1037>\
**Category:** Budgie Applets\
**Created:** [September 24, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/workspace-overview-not-working/1037 "2018-09-24T18:12:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Kan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/kan/32/429_2.png) [@Kan](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Kan)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/workspace-overview-not-working/1037/1 "2018-09-24T18:12:15Z")

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I have added the Workspace Overview applet to the Top Bar, but it won’t let me add another workspace, nor switch to another workspace. I also can’t do it via the keyboard commands either.

Anyone else experience this or have any suggestions on how to switch workspaces?

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**Author:** ![vlijm](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/vlijm/32/34_2.png) [@vlijm](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/vlijm)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/workspace-overview-not-working/1037/2 "2018-09-25T15:11:04Z")

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Hi Kan, I am curious to the output of:

`gsettings get org.gnome.mutter dynamic-workspaces`

and:

`gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences num-workspaces`

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**Author:** ![Kan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/kan/32/429_2.png) [@Kan](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Kan)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/workspace-overview-not-working/1037/3 "2018-09-25T15:24:47Z")

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HI vlijm, Thanks for responding.

Here is what I get;

gsettings get org.gnome.mutter dynamic-workspaces = true

gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences num-workspaces = 14

Are those settings correct?

Best,  
Kan

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**Author:** ![vlijm](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/vlijm/32/34_2.png) [@vlijm](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/vlijm)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/workspace-overview-not-working/1037/4 "2018-09-25T15:26:19Z")

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Aha, could you run: `gsettings set org.gnome.mutter dynamic-workspaces false` and try again?

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**Author:** ![Kan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/kan/32/429_2.png) [@Kan](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Kan)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/workspace-overview-not-working/1037/5 "2018-09-25T15:31:57Z")

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That worked!! Thank you so much. Now I can hide my solitaire game again from prying co-workers. 😉 😆

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**Author:** ![vlijm](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/vlijm/32/34_2.png) [@vlijm](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/vlijm)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/workspace-overview-not-working/1037/6 "2018-09-25T16:58:05Z")

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Haha, great, glad it works 🙂