Move IntelliJ IDEA Projects to a New Computer
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I'm replacing my computer with a new one and would like to move my Intellij IDEA (Community Edition) projects to the new computer. I've found several sources that say to just copy the IdeaProjects folder, including “the hidden .idea folder” to the new system. However, there is no such hidden folder. Is this something that's no longer valid? Or not applicable to the community edition? If so, what is the alternative for moving the projects?
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The
.ideafolder does exist, but it’s stored inside each individual project folder, not in the global IdeaProjects directory. To move your projects, simply copy each project’s entire folder to your new computer and open them in IntelliJ IDEA by going to File | Open….I was determined to make it more complicated than it turns out to be. :-( Thank you.
You can find more information about the
.ideafolder here.Please let me know how it goes.
Ilnur, thank you for your help. I was initially discouraged because, after after installing IntelliJ, creating a simple “HelloWorld” java project to establish the IdeaProjects folder, and copying 30 projects over from the old computer, when I started IntelliJ, it still only showed the single “HelloWorld” project. I finally discovered that doing an “Open” on the choose project screen and selecting the copied project folders one at a time, they could be accessed and then would subsequently appear in the projects list.
Thanks again
Larry McMains, glad to hear everything’s showing up now! Please feel free to reach out anytime. We’re always happy to help.