How to change the default folder in WebStorm?

Question

When I open WebStorm and click the Open icon, WebStorm offers to open files from the directory C:\users\USERNAME : Screenshot

How to change this default directory to another?

I read the following post, which helps set the default directory when creating a new project: How to change the new location of the PHPStorm 8 project?

But he does not explain how to set the default directory when opening a project.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

When using File / Open, WebStorm usually opens the last directory selected. But when you open the folder for the first time, it opens your% HOME% directory. You can try passing %% HOME% to WebStorm using "-Duser.home=<path to your new home>" , but this will change the location of the default configuration store in WebStorm and affect other functions that rely on the user's home value