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Is the workspace in eclipse completely private from others to reach and view?

This might sound like a stupid question to ask, but I'm curious if it is possible for others to view and reach different user's eclipse projects?

I know there is GitHub, but I have not leashed my workspace to a central source or cloud such as Git. Just a question regarding privacy and security.

Let's say you are coding a program in Java with eclipse and it might contain some sensitive information. Is the project completely safe on your computer? Or are there any settings you need to change in order for it to be secure? Like setting a password on the workspace or so?

Thanks in advance guys.

Solution

  • When Eclipse is started, it asks you for a workspace location. Anyone who has access to that location would be able to view your workspace.

    To view your current workspace location go to: File -> Switch Workspace -> Other...