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title: "Workspaces"
description: "Keep separate sets of work and switch between them."
canonical_url: "https://initera.app/getting-started/workspaces"
---

> Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://initera.app/llms.txt)

## Choose a workspace

Look at the name at the top of the sidebar before you create an issue or project. Every project, issue, label, saved view, cycle series, and workflow status belongs to one workspace. The command bar searches the workspace you have open.

Select the workspace name to open the picker. The current workspace has a check mark. Choose another name to switch. You can also press **O** then **W** outside a text field and choose a workspace from the command bar.

![Workspace picker in the sidebar](https://initera.app/images/app/workspace-picker.png)

When you switch, wait for the destination screen. The app finishes pending content saves, changes the active workspace, and shows a confirmation toast. Check the sidebar name before you continue editing.

## Create another workspace

Select the plus button beside the workspace name, enter a name, and select **Create workspace**. You can use **N** then **W** from the keyboard. The app opens the new workspace after creation.

The plus button beside **Projects** creates a project in the current workspace. Check which plus button you selected if a creation dialog does not match your intent.

A new workspace starts without the projects or issues from your other workspaces. If you want a project in the new workspace, create it there. The project picker on an issue shows projects from the active workspace.

## Change names

Open **Settings → Workspace**. Edit **Your name** or **Workspace name**, then select **Save names**. Your name appears on new comments, project updates, and activity. The workspace name appears in the sidebar and picker.

Renaming a workspace changes its display name. It does not move its issues or projects. Rename a workspace when the work stays together but its name no longer fits.

## Find local files

The installed app shows **Data folder** under the workspace name fields in Settings. It stores the SQLite database and uploaded media in that folder. If you copy only the database file, image references may point to media that you left behind.

Use **Create backup** to keep a restorable copy in the app data folder. Use **Export workspace** to save a portable archive outside that folder. Read [Backups and restore](https://initera.app/reference/backups) before replacing data.

## Check an empty screen

If you expected to see work but the list is empty, open the workspace picker and check the selected name. Then check whether the list shows **Active** or **All**, and clear its filters. Archived issues live under **Archives**; archived projects appear under **Archive and trash** on the Projects page.

If you imported a file, check the workspace name in the import summary. Import replaces the current workspace after you confirm it; the app keeps a recovery copy. See [Backups and restore](https://initera.app/reference/backups) for the review step.

## FAQ

### Why is my issue list empty after switching?

Check the workspace name at the top of the sidebar first. Then switch from **Active** to **All** and clear filters. Issues from another workspace do not appear in the current one.

### Can I move a project to another workspace?

The project picker and sidebar only show projects in the active workspace. Create a project in the destination workspace if that is where the work belongs; the workspace switch does not move existing records.

## Sitemap

See the full [sitemap](https://initera.app/sitemap.md) for all pages.