PhpStormHome directory
I’ve set the default project directory in System Settings to, let's say, `/Users/macuser/Projects`. However, every time I start PhpStorm, it creates a `PhpStormHome` folder inside that directory. Even after I delete the folder, PhpStorm keeps creating that folder.
PhpStorm 2026.3
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Hello,
This is an expected behaviour, IDE creates this directory for the newly introduced Home window that replaces the Welcome screen now.
To be specific, this one:
There is a ticket with a request to change the default Home project directory location or make it configurable:
https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-255762/Unsolicited-IdeaProjects-IdeaHome-directory-creation