Locations can be changed by editing the following file:
IDE_HOMEbinidea.properties
It’s not recommended to edit this file directly if you want to avoid conflicts during the patch updates in the future. Instead, make a copy of idea.properties outside of IDE_HOME directory and specify OS environment variable IDEA_PROPERTIES pointing to the new location:
IDEA_PROPERTIES=C:UsersUSERidea.properties
Follow the comments in idea.properties file to change the defaults, make sure to un-comment the lines defining these properties:
- idea.config.path
- idea.system.path
- idea.plugins.path
- idea.log.path