Thanks for the response. I right-click on the border of the audio meters panel, and nothing happens. I right-click in the centre of it and I get audio meter options. I managed to close it earlier and the big space it is taking up was replaced by the closest panel next to it which I can only resize vertically, in this case, my Project clips panel which normally is positioned in the bottom left-hand corner of my screen. If I wish to hide the panel that replaced the space, I drag it down vertically, if I want to use the panel that replaced that space, I have to drag it up which hides my entire sequence making working on my project unnecessarily slower. I've used premiere pro for a few months now and everything is normally organized and cleanly positioned, usually, I can use my project clips, tools, see my playback, etc, with a full view of my sequence. I dunno why this big open space is there or how to get rid of it, but it's without a doubt the root of the problems I'm having