I've added some custom file masks, and sometimes misspelled a file masks and PhpStorm remembers all of these, which is annoying.
How can I clear the list of file masks in the search free text modal?
You will need to edit the config/options/find.xml file in your PhpStorm IDE settings directory.
I use WebStorm v2020.3 on OS X (10.14/Mojave). I don't know if it will be of any use to anyone but the answer above helped me figure out where this file could be found. I found that editing ~/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/WebStorm2020.2/options/find.xml and then restarting WebStorm was what did the trick for me.
On Windows 10 the file is located at %APPDATA%\JetBrains<product>\options
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Is there a way to set a default path when opening a project?
(File -> Open) . It's always pointing out to X:\Users\\Username.
I've been googling and looking inside X:\Users\Username\.IdeaIC15\config\options for configuration file which could be the case, but found nothing so far. Anyone know where i can change it?
I searched for a solution, but there is no easy one in IDEA/Webstorm UI.
You have to edit the webstorm64.vmoptions/ idea64.vmoptions file (or webstorm.vmoptions/ idea.vmoptions if you are on a 32bit system).
Add the line
-Duser.home=YOUR_NEW_DEFAULT_PATH
The IDE settings folder (e.g. .WebStorm11) must be either copied to your new path or imported on first start of IntelliJ/WebStorm.
I'd like to set some specific options in idea.vmoptions and idea.properties for IntelliJ IDEA 14, but I don't have access to those files in C:\Program Files\... (yes, that's Windows, don't troll ;)
Is there a folder in %UserProfile% or an environment variable I could set to read those files (both vmoptions and properties!) from elsewhere?
Please don't suggest to copy the whole IDEA folder elsewhere, there's a reason why I can't access it. I would be interested in a Linux solution too, the same would most likely work on Windows.
My Research
For Mac there're specific instructions at Increasing Memory Heap, but for Linux and Windows it's just filename which are trivial to find out anyway.
I also found IntelliJ IDEA files locations, but it says can be modified in IDEA_HOME\bin\idea.properties which doesn't help since I can't access that file, but want to change properties in it.
Update: Simple Answer
Create IDEA_PROPERTIES and IDEA_VM_OPTIONS environment variables and point them to the files you want, restart IDE, done.
Also see documentation for more (and maybe report that it lacks any mention of IDEA_PROPERTIES).
You can use %USERPROFILE%\.IntelliJIdea14\idea%BITS%.exe.vmoptions on Windows as custom options file. I tried it and it works.
Another way that I haven't tried, but I think should work, is to copy idea.bat and edit it to use the file you need.
I'm integrated with VCS Perforce, and I confirmed that this is a file in my active changelist.
I'm on IJ 12.1.4
I found it! It's marked like that because I had done a p4 sync and the file had been changed since I had in my changelist, and so it needed a resolve..
IntelliJ should say what the problem is when hovering upon the file name.
It's a Version Control issue.
For me, I had to right click on the file, then choose "Git" -> "Use my commits"
So we have a large project and I use the intellij navigate to file cntrl+shift+n all the time. I don't know what happened but now when I try and use it - it can't find anything. I haven't recently installed any plugins or anything.
I've restarted intellij a couple times, checked the little filter icon to make sure I'm not filtering on anything...nothing seems to be working. Any ideas what I need to do to get it working again?
Try 11.1.2 build and File | Invalidate Caches. If it doesn't help, contact JetBrains support with a sample project to reproduce it.
Also try to verify if some plugins are updated, and disable them to try if some of them is the problem.
In my case it was:
Apache config (.htaccess) support Version 131.61
Make sure your keymap is set to Default. You may be using different keymap, so go to File > Setting and search for Keymap. You can change it there.
When you press Ctrl+Shift+N the Find Window will pop up, check the filter icon (on top right of the Find Window) on the search box and ensure that the file type you are looking for is checked.
For me restarting the Webstorm with the project folder again sorted it out.
File -> New -> Project
Just restarting it kept the go to file source pointed to the Webstorm app directory.
I program in rust.
So for me installing the missing rust plug-in solved it.
I deleted the project and then reimported it using maven(right corner of IDE) -> plus icon to add project again
What helped me was to run an update (Help > Check for updates) and update what was needed (2 plugins)
I'm considering switching from Eclipse to Intellij. One thing I like about Eclipse is that the whole installation is just a folder, and I can put that on a USB stick and copy it to another computer if I want. All of my plugins, settings, and everything else come with me and all I have to do is simply copy a folder.
Is there any way I could do this with Intellij?
Yes, it's possible, just copy the installation directory to the flash drive, then edit IDEA_HOME\bin\idea.properties file, change the values of idea.config.path and idea.plugins.path to the relative location, like: ../config and ../user-plugins (locations are relative to IDEA bin directory).
Now copy your original settings and third-party plug-ins (if any):
${user.home}/.IntelliJIdea10/config => usb:/IDEA_HOME/config
${user.home}/.IntelliJIdea10/config/plugins => usb:/IDEA_HOME/user-plugins
Note that it's not recommended to change idea.system.path variable, so that it remains on the fast local drive, otherwise it could affect IDEA performance and occupy a lot of USB drive space.
One thing you could also do is to use the ${idea.home} path variable. I described in an article how you can create a portable version of IntelliJ IDEA including a version of the JDK.
https://leolabs.org/blog/making-intellij-portable/
I hope it can help you, as this is my first article in English ;)
Regards
leolabs
In addition to the answer of CrazyCoder:
To copy the "system" folder of IntelliJ / PHPStorm to the usb memory stick is required if you want that IntelliJ / PHPStorm behave like a portable app.
To get the desired folders install IntelliJ / PHPStorm to your HDD and run it at least one time.
On Windows 7 the path is (copy the folders to your usb memory stick):
%USERNAME%\.WebIde10\config\ => usb:/IDEA_HOME/config
%USERNAME%\.WebIde10\system\ => usb:/IDEA_HOME/user-plugins
Note that user-plugins is not created at first start of IntelliJ / PHPStorm, so create it on your usb memory stick.
Edit the idea.properties as CrazyCoder told you and change all 3 values:
idea.config.path
idea.plugins.path
idea.system.path
open c:\Program Files\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA 14.1.3\bin\idea.properties
change # idea.config.path=${user.home}/.IntelliJIdea/config to idea.config.path=../PortableSetting/config
change # idea.system.path=${user.home}/.IntelliJIdea/system to idea.system.path=../PortableSetting/system
change # idea.plugins.path=${idea.config.path}/plugins to idea.plugins.path=../PortableSetting/config/plugins
change # idea.log.path=${idea.system.path}/log to idea.log.path=../PortableSetting/system/log
make PortableSetting folder in c:\Program Files\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA 14.1.3\
copy content of C:\Documents and Settings\User\.IntelliJIdea14\ to c:\Program Files\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA 14.1.3\PortableSetting\
copy c:\Program Files\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA 14.1.3 to USB and enjoy!
I wrote this answer for windows XP default directory.
for more information about default directory look at here.
I read other people answers and made an step by step answer.
You can use portableapps platform for portable intellij. Details description is here.