I want to set some special parameters in and for IntelliJ IDEA 14, but I do not have access to these files in (yes, that Windows is not trolling;) idea.vmoptions idea.propertiesC:\Program Files\...
Is there a folder in %UserProfile%or an environment variable that I could set to read these files (both vmoptions, and properties!) From another place?
Please do not offer to copy the entire IDEA folder to another location, there is a reason why I can not access it. I will also be interested in a Linux solution, the same thing will most likely work on Windows.
My research
For Mac, there are special instructions in Increasing the heap of memory , but for Linux and Windows it’s just a file name that is trivial to learn anyway.
I also found IntelliJ IDEA files , but it says can be modified in IDEA_HOME\bin\idea.propertiesit doesn’t help, since I can’t access this file, but want to change the properties in it.
Update: simple answer
Create environment variables IDEA_PROPERTIESand IDEA_VM_OPTIONSand enter them into the desired files, restart the IDE, do.
Also see the documentation for more information (and possibly advise that it is not mentioned IDEA_PROPERTIES).