Shortcuts, workspaces & preferences are gone in CC 2014

I'm VERY disappointed with Adobe's CC 2014 release.
I started up Photoshop and while the program boots fast, opening files is VERY slow!
Photoshop asked to import old preferences and workspaces but no shortcuts that i've customized. Had to redo all of those.
Illustrator didn't ask to import anything so ALL my workspaces are gone, ALL my custom shortcuts are missing and other custom preferences are missing.
Dreamweaver won't even open
All of my Wacom Tablet preferences are set to CC applications and not CC 2014 apps. So I'll have to redo all of those now too.
This all seems so familiar! It's just like migrating from CS3 to CS4, then to CS5.5 and CS6 and then again to CC.
I thought this was all supposed to be eliminated by going subscription based? That way there would only be ONE application of each from now on and each upgrade would be in the form of smaller updates.
As someone that's been a long time advocator of the Creative Cloud over it's predecessors, I'm finding myself withdrawing from all the benefits of the subscription based plans if this continues year after year. Just as it has in the past.
I admit, the new features in the programs i've been able to use are very good. But the hassle involved with getting them is making me feel like it wasn't even worth it.
Things need to change! I guess the ad Adobe put out should have said "Everything new is new again, but the experience is old again".
RANT OVER

I'm jumping on this bandwagon. Upgraded to CC 2014 over the weekend and it blew out all of my workspaces and settings. What's the point of having a sync setting when it syncs NOTHING!!!!! Not once have I gotten this "feature" to work correctly. I, too, have been singing the praises of Creative Cloud, but when it comes to new releases Adobe still has a ways to go for a seamless transition. I've gotten to the point where I just screenshot my workspace and save it so I at least have a reference point. Please, Adobe, fix this!!!

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