How to reset IntelliJ IDEA Settings?

Question

How can I reset the Setting of IntelliJ IDEA? I want to have everything back to the default settings.

Answer 1

Deleting the config folder reset my IntelliJ to it's default settings. Mine was located at C:\\Users\\BradTurek\\.IdeaIC2016.3\\config

Answer 2

Resetting IntelliJ is something that has been tacked here before. I suggest the following reading:

• Reset IntelliJ UI to Default

If however, this is not what you are looking for, you can always have a look on project settings and IDE settings, and you can mess around wit their folders until you get the desired result (usually deleting a settings folders results in a complete reset, but you should always beackup your things first before trying anything !)

• https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/2016.1/project-and-ide-settings.html
• https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544519-Directories-used-by-the-IDE-to-store-settings-caches-plugins-and-logs

Hope it helps !

Answer 3

Click on

File > Manage IDE Settings > Restore Default Settings...

Answer 4

OSX solution

1. go to Library.
2. search vor IntelliJ
3. delete found folders