Where does IntelliJ IDEA keep local history files?

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rakslice picture rakslice · Mar 21, 2014 · Viewed 7.5k times · Source

My company has a policy about keeping source code encrypted on local developer machines. Where does IntelliJ IDEA keep the copy of the code changes that is used to drive its local history feature?

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Javaru picture Javaru · Mar 21, 2014

They are stored in ${System}/LocalHistory. See this IDEA document for the location of the IntelliJ IDEA System directory on various platforms.

As a side note, if you want to turn local history off, you can do so in the maintenance registry. On windows, you can access it via Ctrl+Alt+Shift+/. Select "Registry" from the popup. In the registry dialog, find the entry localHistory.daysToKeep and set it to zero. (I've never actually tried setting it to zero, but I am assuming it would work for you.)

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