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How to change the default workspace location in Zend Studio?

This might be the most embarrassing question I've ever had to ask anyone. But I can't for the life of me figure out how to change the default workspace location in Zend Studio 9.0.3 (OS: Windows 7 x64). I've used google extensively for the last full hour and I've manually traversed the entire Zend Studio preferences page (or at least I think so). Also, there's this mysteriously looking file called config.ini in %Zend Studio installation folder%\configuration\ that has this line in it:

[email protected]/Zend/workspaces/DefaultWorkspace

And no matter how creatively I try to rewrite that line or completely remove it, I can't get Zend Studio to stop digging in my "users" home directory. So, here's the problem illustrated in colors:

Zend Studio default workspace location

Whenever I create a new local PHP project, I want that default location to be something else.

Solution

  • You can change the Workspace with

    File > Switch Workspace > Other

    Also see Starting Eclipse w/ Specific Workspace

    Once you have switched (created a new) workspace, you can delete the old one by going to

    Window > Preferences > General > Startup and Shutdown > Workspaces