How to prevent open last projects when intellij idea start

Question

By default intellij idea open last project when starting. How to open intellij idea without openning last projects?

Answer 1

IntelliJ 14, 15, 16:

Settings -> Appearance & Behaviour -> System Settings -> Reopen last project on startup

Previously:

Settings -> General -> Startup/shutdown -> Reopen last project on startup.

Answer 2

If for any reason you need to change this setting without using the UI (for example if IDEA is hanging when it opens your project), you can find the setting in eg

/.IntelliJIdea10/config/options/ide.general.xml

The location of the file is documented in http://devnet.jetbrains.net/docs/DOC-181

The specific setting you need to change (or add) is

<application>
  <component name="GeneralSettings">
    <option name="reopenLastProject" value="false" />
  </component>
</application>

Mac

In the latest version of IntelliJ, the location of this file on a Mac is

~/Library/Preferences/IntelliJIdea2018.2/options/ide.general.xml

Answer 3

For Intellij 13 on Mac 10.9 (Mavericks), it is located at ~/Library/Preferences/IntelliJIdea13/options/ide.general.xml as well. ( I don't have enough reputation to vote up Nicholas' answer ).

Answer 4

On the Mac the file is located at ~/Library/Preferences/IntelliJIdea12/options/ide.general.xml

And then set the reopenLastProject option to false.

Answer 5

The fastest way is to

ctrl+shift+a (windows)

cmd+shift+a (mac)

and then just type

reopen last project on startup

Answer 6

I opened this file in VI using this path:

~/Library/preferences/IdeaIC13/options/ide.general.xml

and changed this value:

<option name="reopenLastProject" value="true" />

to

<option name="reopenLastProject" value="false" />

Answer 7

IntelliJ 2016.x keeps this information in its own file now. On my MacBook Pro w/OSX:

~/Library/Preferences/IntelliJIdea2016.2/options/recentProjects.xml

If IntelliJ hangs on startup, force quit the app then rename this file to something like "recentProjects.xml.bak."

Upon restart you'll get the option screen for creating or opening a project.

Note: the actual path may vary depending upon which version of IntelliJ you have installed eg.

IntelliJIdea2016.1/ IntelliJIdea2016.2/ IntelliJIdea2016.3/

Answer 8

Just tick the checkbox:

Settings -> General -> Reopen last project on startup

This is for idea 10.

Answer 9

In IntelliJ 14 it is:

Settings -> Appearance & Behaviour -> System Settings -> Startup/Shutdown -> Reopen last project on startup

You can bring the settings window by pressing CTL+ALT+S.

Answer 10

Intellij Idea or Android Studio:

From the menu go to :

File > Settings >Appearence & Behavior > System Settings.

disable the option:

Reopen last project on startup

Answer 11

For The latest version of Android Studio IDE

Just follow this steps

File > Settings > System Settings > click Reopen the last project Check-box > Apply or Okay

Answer 12

To manage this setting through the config file in IntelliJ IDEA 2019.1 Community Edition, head to ~/Library/Preferences/IdeaIC2019.1/options/ to use Patrick Wilkes' answer with the ide.general.xml edit.