Inspector and Library Windows Disappearing?

Hey everyone- hopefully someone can help me.
I have started working on a project that I am using lower thirds that I created in Motion. I haven't opened Motion in about a month or two but now a dead line is approaching and i need to get them done. I opened motion and I noticed that my library, inspector and file browser windows are not there. I clicked on the icon in the top right of my screen that should bring them up but nothing happens. I have searched every short cut to find how to bring them up but nothing. The time line button works fine- however why aren't the other windows coming up when i call for them? Is it possible that I have locked my window layout and if so is there a way to unlock it? Or is it an internal problem where i am going to have to reload Motion?
Hopefully this makes sense to someone,
~KB

Welcome to the discussions...
Quoting Mark Spencer:
If you find that your Utility Pane (the window that contains the File Browser, Library, and Inspector) is gone and you can’t get it back, trashing your preferences file is sure to bring it back.
To do so:
1) Quit Motion.
2) Navigate to User/Library/Preferences
3) Locate com.apple.motion.plist and delete it
Restart Motion, and you should be back in business.
Patrick

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