There is no way to turn refactoring off in the settings. My guess is that the project’s cache/indexes are corrupted. I had a case once where refactoring, especially renames, stopped working. A re-index solved it for me. Go to File >Invalidate Caches, invalidate your caches, restart IDEA, and let IDEA re-index the project (progress is … Read more
Starting with 14.1, Scratch Files are stored under .IntellijIdea14/config/scratches. They are displayed either in Scratches and Consoles or on the Scratches tab (depends on the version you are using). Current UI: Earlier UI: IntelliJ IDEA Help – Scratch files
Short answer: don’t put these files in the source control repository as you can “generate” them (and this is even more true if you don’t need them, if they are annoying, if they can break others environment). I personally use the following values for svn:ignore: target *~ *.log .classpath .project *.ipr *.iws *.iml .settings
If you have a brand new IntelliJ install and have never updated your Maven Repository, notice that there is a little “Update” button to the right that becomes clickable when you click on each repository. Preferences > Build, Execution, Deployment > Build Tools > Maven > Repositories The important one is the https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/ remote repository, … Read more
There is an option in: Code Style > Java > Code Generation > Comment Code With “Line comment at first column” you can switch between: //System.out.println(“”); // System.out.println(“”); So, you don’t have a ‘space’ after comment (in first line), but its close enough 🙂 Idea 2017.2+ Recent versions of IntelliJ IDEA support adding a space … Read more
This can be a repeat of deep’s answer. But will help newbies who aren’t familiar with Intellij jargon’s. Ctrl+Alt+s will take you to settings. From Settings go to plugins. Add Database Navigator from the repository if it is not enabled. After this go to View-> Tool Windows -> Database navigator
To toggle between tabs and spaces: On the main menu, choose Edit → Convert Indents, and then choose To Spaces or To Tabs respectively. Read more about Changing Indentation. You can quickly do the same with Navigating to Action menu by pressing Ctrl+Shift+A and type convert indents in the field: If you want to set … Read more
ok, is solved. file -> invalidated caches / Restart
Basically you can use Open every time as it works both for new and existing projects. The only additional feature of Import is that you can set new project name and location if you wish to and additionaly do some basic config stuff such as Add Framework support (but thiis you can do even if … Read more
This option controls how classpath is passed to the JVM: via the command line, or via a file. Most operating systems have maximum command line limit, when it’s exceeded, IDEA will not be able to run your application. When command line is longer than 32768 chars, IDEA suggests you switching to the dynamic classpath. Long … Read more