diff --git a/src/main/index.js b/src/main/index.js
index 5826de4c7..38c44f7bb 100644
--- a/src/main/index.js
+++ b/src/main/index.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ if (process.platform === "win32") {
       return spawn("cmd.exe", ["/c", "mkdir", path.join(USERDATA_PATH, "extras")])
     })
     .then(()=> {
-      return spawn("cmd.exe", ["/c", "mkdir", path.join(USERDATA_PATH, "workspaces")])
+      return spawn("cmd.exe", ["/c", "mkdir", path.join(USERDATA_PATH, "ui/workspaces")])
     })
     .then(()=> {
       return spawn("cmd.exe", ["/c", "mkdir", path.join(USERDATA_PATH, "default")])
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ if (process.platform === "win32") {
     }
   });
 } else {
-  migrationPromise = Promise.resolve();
+  migrationPromise = migration.migrate(USERDATA_PATH);
 
   // https://github.com/sindresorhus/fix-path
   // GUI apps on macOS don't inherit the $PATH defined in your dotfiles (.bashrc/.bash_profile/.zshrc/etc)
diff --git a/src/main/init/migration.js b/src/main/init/migration.js
index 430b2f97d..9095dd540 100644
--- a/src/main/init/migration.js
+++ b/src/main/init/migration.js
@@ -1,9 +1,57 @@
 import { join } from "path";
-import { copy, pathExists as exists, readdir } from "fs-extra";
+import { copy, pathExists as exists } from "fs-extra";
 import { exec } from "child_process";
 import * as pkg from "../../../package.json";
+import { readdir, symlink, mkdir, readFile } from "fs/promises";
 
 let migrate, uninstallOld;
+
+/*
+  When we introduced Ganache 7 for ethereum chains, we moved the workspaces to
+  Ganache/ui/workspaces. Previous versions of Ganache-UI would crash loading
+  these workspaces, so we link the legacy workspaces to the new workspaces
+  directory. This means that the old workspaces are available to both new and
+  old versions of Ganache-UI, but new workspaces are only available to new 
+  versions.
+  The intention is to migrate all Ganache-UI data to the /Ganache/ui directory,
+
+  giving the user the option to move (and migrate the chaindata of) legacy
+  workspaces.
+  See: https://github.com/trufflesuite/ganache-ui/pull/5151
+*/
+const linkLegacyWorkspaces = async (configRoot) => {
+  const legacyWorkspacesDirectory = join(configRoot, "workspaces");
+  const newWorkspacesDirectory = join(configRoot, "ui/workspaces");
+
+  if (!await exists(newWorkspacesDirectory)) {
+    await mkdir(newWorkspacesDirectory, { recursive: true })
+  }
+
+  if (await exists(legacyWorkspacesDirectory)) {
+    const legacyWorkspaces = await readdir(legacyWorkspacesDirectory, { withFileTypes: true });
+    const linkingWorkspaces = legacyWorkspaces.map(async legacyWorkspace => {
+      try {
+        const fullPath = join(legacyWorkspacesDirectory, legacyWorkspace.name);
+
+        const settings = await readFile(join(fullPath, "Settings"));
+        const { flavor } = JSON.parse(settings);
+        if (flavor === "ethereum" || flavor === "filecoin") {
+          // silently ignore any workspaces that aren't of a supported flavor
+          const linkPath = join(newWorkspacesDirectory, legacyWorkspace.name);
+          if (legacyWorkspace.isDirectory() && !await exists(linkPath)) {
+            return symlink(fullPath, linkPath, "junction");
+          }
+        }
+      } catch {
+        // silently ignore any workspaces that fail to link
+      }
+    });
+
+    return Promise.all(linkingWorkspaces);
+  }
+};
+
+
 if (process.platform == "win32") {
   const APP_DATA = process.env.APPDATA;
   const COPY_SETTINGS = {
@@ -40,7 +88,7 @@ if (process.platform == "win32") {
     await Promise.all(promises);
   }
 
-  const getOldGanachePath = ()=>{
+  const getOldGanachePath = () => {
     return join(APP_DATA, "/../Local/Packages/Ganache_zh355ej5cj694/LocalCache/Roaming/Ganache");
   }
 
@@ -56,13 +104,14 @@ if (process.platform == "win32") {
    * workspace folder.
    */
   migrate = async (newGanache) => {
-    if (!APP_DATA) return;
-    const oldGanache = getOldGanachePath();
-    
-    if (!(await ganacheExists())) return;
+    if (APP_DATA && await ganacheExists()) {      
+      const oldGanache = getOldGanachePath();
+      
+      const newGanacheVirtualized = join(APP_DATA, `/../Local/Packages/${pkg.build.appx.identityName}_5dg5pnz03psnj/LocalCache/Roaming/Ganache`);
+      await Promise.all([moveWorkspaces(oldGanache, newGanache), moveGlobalSettings(oldGanache, newGanache), moveWorkspaces(newGanacheVirtualized, newGanache), moveGlobalSettings(newGanacheVirtualized, newGanache)]);
+    }
 
-    const newGanacheVirtualized = join(APP_DATA, `/../Local/Packages/${pkg.build.appx.identityName}_5dg5pnz03psnj/LocalCache/Roaming/Ganache`);
-    return Promise.all([moveWorkspaces(oldGanache, newGanache), moveGlobalSettings(oldGanache, newGanache), moveWorkspaces(newGanacheVirtualized, newGanache), moveGlobalSettings(newGanacheVirtualized, newGanache)]);
+    return linkLegacyWorkspaces(newGanache);
   };
 
   uninstallOld = async () => {
@@ -79,10 +128,11 @@ if (process.platform == "win32") {
   }
 } else {
   const noop = () => Promise.resolve();
-  migrate = uninstallOld = noop;
+  migrate = linkLegacyWorkspaces;
+  uninstallOld = noop;
 }
 
 export default {
   migrate,
   uninstallOld
-};
+}
diff --git a/src/main/types/workspaces/Workspace.js b/src/main/types/workspaces/Workspace.js
index 88440a453..10759eb40 100644
--- a/src/main/types/workspaces/Workspace.js
+++ b/src/main/types/workspaces/Workspace.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import path from "path";
 import fse from "fs-extra";
-
 import WorkspaceSettings from "../settings/WorkspaceSettings";
 import ContractCache from "../../../integrations/ethereum/main/types/contracts/ContractCache";
 
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ class Workspace {
         return path.join(configDirectory, `default_${flavor}`);
       }
     } else {
-      return path.join(configDirectory, "workspaces", sanitizedName);
+      return path.join(configDirectory, "ui/workspaces", sanitizedName);
     }
   }
 
@@ -121,8 +120,16 @@ class Workspace {
   }
 
   delete() {
+    let workspaceDirectory;
+    if (fse.lstatSync(this.workspaceDirectory).isSymbolicLink()) {
+      workspaceDirectory = fse.readlinkSync(this.workspaceDirectory);
+      fse.unlinkSync(this.workspaceDirectory);
+    } else {
+      workspaceDirectory = this.workspaceDirectory;
+    }
+
     try {
-      fse.removeSync(this.workspaceDirectory);
+      fse.removeSync(workspaceDirectory);
     } catch (e) {
       // TODO: couldn't delete the directory; probably don't have
       // permissions or some file is open somewhere. we probably
@@ -130,6 +137,9 @@ class Workspace {
       // a message to renderer process, display toast saying there
       // were issues, etc.). Don't really have time right now for
       // a solution here
+      // todo: if unlinking is successful, but removing the
+      // directory is not, the link will be recreated during the
+      // migration process next time the app is started.
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/types/workspaces/WorkspaceManager.js b/src/main/types/workspaces/WorkspaceManager.js
index 562ea73da..3a579e614 100644
--- a/src/main/types/workspaces/WorkspaceManager.js
+++ b/src/main/types/workspaces/WorkspaceManager.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import path from "path";
 import fse from "fs-extra";
+import { readdirSync } from "fs";
 import Workspace from "./Workspace";
 import WorkspaceSettings from "../settings/WorkspaceSettings";
 
@@ -9,21 +10,24 @@ class WorkspaceManager {
     this.workspaces = [];
   }
 
-  enumerateWorkspaces() {
-    const workspacesDirectory = path.join(this.directory, "workspaces");
+  enumerateWorkspaces() {  
+    const workspacesDirectory = path.join(this.directory, "ui/workspaces");
+
     if (fse.existsSync(workspacesDirectory)) {
-      this.workspaces = fse.readdirSync(workspacesDirectory).flatMap((file) => {
+      this.workspaces = readdirSync(workspacesDirectory, { withFileTypes: true }).flatMap((file) => {
         // if an osx user navigates to the workspaces directory osx will put a
         // .DS_Store folder there, ignore and delete these. If the file isn't
         // a directory, also delete it.
+        
         if (
-          file === ".DS_Store" ||
-          !fse.lstatSync(path.join(workspacesDirectory, file)).isDirectory()
+          file.name === ".DS_Store" ||
+          !file.isDirectory()
+          && !file.isSymbolicLink()
         ) {
           try {
             // remove files and folders that aren't allow in the workspaces
             // directory
-            fse.removeSync(path.join(workspacesDirectory, file));
+            fse.removeSync(path.join(workspacesDirectory, file.name));
           } catch {
             // ignore
           }
@@ -31,8 +35,8 @@ class WorkspaceManager {
         }
 
         let settings = new WorkspaceSettings(
-          path.join(workspacesDirectory, file),
-          path.join(workspacesDirectory, file, "chaindata")
+          path.join(workspacesDirectory, file.name),
+          path.join(workspacesDirectory, file.name, "chaindata")
         );
 
         const isQuickstart = settings.get("isDefault");
@@ -46,12 +50,12 @@ class WorkspaceManager {
 
         const name = settings.get("name");
         const sanitizedName = Workspace.getSanitizedName(name);
-        if (sanitizedName !== file) {
+        if (sanitizedName !== file.name) {
           // apparently the Settings file has a name that is not equal to the directory,
           //   we need to move the directory
           try {
             fse.moveSync(
-              path.join(workspacesDirectory, file),
+              path.join(workspacesDirectory, file.name),
               path.join(workspacesDirectory, sanitizedName)
             );
           } catch (e) {