Project Settings
Project settings are stored with each specific project as a set of xml files under the .idea folder. If you specify the default project settings, these settings will be automatically used for each newly created project.
IDE Settings
IDE settings are stored in the dedicated directories under the product home directory, depending on the platform. The product home directory name is composed of the product name and version. For example:
- Windows
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- <User home>\.PyCharmXX\config that contains user-specific settings.
- <User home>\.PyCharmXX\system that stores PyCharm data caches.
<User home> in WindowsXP is C:\Documents and Settings\<User name>\; in Windows Vista it is C:\Users\<User name>\
- Linux
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- ~/.PyCharmXX/config that contains user-specific settings.
- ~/.PyCharmXX/system that stores PyCharm data caches.
- Mac OS
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- ~/Library/Application Support/PyCharmXX contains the catalog with plugins.
- ~/Library/Preferences/PyCharmXX contains the rest of the configuration settings.
- ~/Library/Caches/PyCharmXX contains data caches, logs, local history, etc. These files can be quite significant in size.
- ~/Library/Logs/PyCharmXX contains logs
The config directory has several subfolders that contain xml files with your personal settings. You can easily share your preferred keymaps, color schemes, etc. by copying these files into the corresponding folders on another PyCharm installation. Prior to copying, make sure that PyCharm is not running, because it can erase the newly transferred files before shutting down.
The following is the list of some of the subfolders under the config folder, and the settings contained therein.
| Folder name | User Settings |
|---|---|
| codestyles | Contains code style schemes. |
| colors | Contains editor colors and fonts customization schemes. |
| filetypes | Contains user-defined file types. |
| inspection | Contains code inspection profiles. |
| keymaps | Contains IDE keyboard customizations. |
| options | Contains various options, for example, feature usage statistics and macros. |
| templates | Contains user-defined live templates. |
| tools | Contains configuration files for the user-defined external tools. |
| shelf | Contains shelved changes. |
Locations of the Config, System, and Plugins directories can be modified in PyCharm_home\bin\idea.properties file.
You will need to adjust the following parameters:
- idea.config.path
- idea.system.path
- idea.plugins.path
