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Directories Used by PhpStorm to Store Settings, Caches, Plugins and Logs

Location of the IDE files depends on the operating system, and PhpStorm version.

In this section:

Windows

All the files are located under this directory by default:

Windows Vista, 7, 8

<SYSTEM DRIVE>\Users\<USER ACCOUNT NAME>\.<PRODUCT><VERSION>

Windows XP

<SYSTEM DRIVE>\Documents and Settings\<USER ACCOUNT NAME>\.<PRODUCT><VERSION>

Example

  • PhpStorm 10.0
    c:\Users\John\.WebIde100\

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.

OS X

  • Configuration
    ~/Library/Preferences/<PRODUCT><VERSION>
  • Caches
    ~/Library/Caches/<PRODUCT><VERSION>
  • Plugins
    ~/Library/Application Support/<PRODUCT><VERSION>
  • Logs
    ~/Library/Logs/<PRODUCT><VERSION>

where <PRODUCT> is PhpStorm.

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Last modified: 12 July 2016