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Local history configuration in IntelliJ IDEA 11


In previous versions of IDEA I was able to set how many days back the Local History feature would keep the changes in the source files. For some reason, I cannot find this in IDEA 11.1.3, and local history is kept less about a day back. I think I went through all the settings, but can't find where I can increase this value. Does anyone know where I might find it?

Thanks!


Solution

  • Modify bin\idea.exe.vmoptions (idea.vmoptions on Linux, Info.plist on Mac), add the following line:

    -DlocalHistory.daysToKeep=5
    

    It was the only configurable option removed from the settings user interface.

    Another way is to use Help | Find Action, type Registry in the box, ensure that Include non-menu actions option is enabled, select the Registry result from the list, press Enter:

    Registry

    Note that the default value is 5 working days.