Directories Used by WebStorm to Store Settings, Caches, Plugins and Logs
Location of the IDE files depends on the operating system, and WebStorm 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
- WebStorm 2016.1
c:\Users\John\.WebStorm2016.1\
Refer to the page Tuning WebStorm.
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 WebStorm.
Last modified: 26 March 2018