How to change Display Number or Desktop-to-Monitor assignment w/ 2 external monitors?

I go back and forth between work and home, with 2 external monitors at each location.

I plug the 2 monitors into my Macbook Pro (2019, Monterey)


In both locations, the external monitor on the right side is always "Main Display" (Sys Pref > Display > Display Settings> Use as) -- I'll call this my "Monitor 1".

The Desktops (#1, 2, 3) I have arranged on it at work are always the same when I get home, and back and forth. (Perfect!)


This leaves my other 2 monitors:

a) the external monitor on the left (Setting: Use as "Extended Display") - Desktops #4, 5, 6 at work (#7, 8, 9 at home)

b) the built in laptop monitor (Setting: Use as "Extended Display") - Desktops #7, 8, 9 at work (#4, 5, 6 at home)


The Desktops on these switch every time I come to go back and forth <-- the problem.

So I slide the desktops from one monitor to the other (a's to b, then b's to a) <-- annoying.


Is there a way I can "train" my MacBook which desktops to put on a monitor when I come back?


I went so far as to create custom images with numbers on them for the desktop background, to be sure I wasn't going crazy.


Thanks




MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Mar 10, 2023 10:40 AM

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Mar 11, 2023 05:55 PM in response to Justapersona

Hi Justapersona,


Thanks for posting in Apple Support Communities.


We understand your desktop arrangement is not saving amongst your monitor displays. To address this behavior, make sure that your computer is running the latest software and that any firmware updates for your displays have been installed as well.


If all is updated as it should, create a new user account and test whether this behavior continues. If this continues, contact Apple Support to check into this behavior for a solution.


Contact - Official Apple Support


Regards.



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