Directories Used by IntelliJ IDEA to Store Settings, Caches, Plugins and Logs
Location of the IDE files depends on the operating system, and IntelliJ IDEA version.
On this page:
Windows
All the files are located under this directory by default:
Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10
<SYSTEM DRIVE>\Users\<USER ACCOUNT NAME>\.<PRODUCT><VERSION>
Windows XP
<SYSTEM DRIVE>\Documents and Settings\<USER ACCOUNT NAME>\.<PRODUCT><VERSION>
Example
- IntelliJ IDEA 2016.1 Ultimate Edition:
c:\Users\John\.IntelliJIdea2016.1\
- IntelliJ IDEA 2016.1 Community Edition
c:\Users\John\.IdeaIC2016.1\
Refer to the page Project and IDE Settings.
Linux and the other UNIX systems
Product directory starting with dot can be found in the user home directory. The pattern is:
~/.<PRODUCT><VERSION>
~ is an alias for the home directory, for example /home/john
.
macOS
- Configuration
~/Library/Preferences/<PRODUCT><VERSION>
- Caches
~/Library/Caches/<PRODUCT><VERSION>
- Plugins
~/Library/Application Support/<PRODUCT><VERSION>
- Logs
~/Library/Logs/<PRODUCT><VERSION>
where <PRODUCT> is IntelliJIDEA (IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Edition), IdeaIC (IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition).
Last modified: 29 November 2017