Directories Used by PyCharm to Store Settings, Caches, Plugins and Logs
Location of the IDE files depends on the operating system, and PyCharm version.
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
PyCharm 2016.1
c:\Users\John\.PyCharm2016.1\
Refer to the page Tuning PyCharm.
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 PyCharm.
Last modified: 21 November 2018