Location of the IDE files depends on the operating system, and PyCharm version.
In this section:
Windows
All the files are located under this directory by default:
Windows Vista, 7, 8
<SYSTEM DRIVE>\Users\<USER ACCOUNT NAME>\.<PRODUCT><VERSION>
Windows XP
<SYSTEM DRIVE>\Documents and Settings\<USER ACCOUNT NAME>\.<PRODUCT><VERSION>
Example
- PyCharm 3.0
c:\Users\John\.PyCharm30\
Refer to the page Project and IDE Settings.
Linux and the Other UNIX Systems
Product directory starting with dot can be found in the user home directory. The pattern is:
~/.<PRODUCT><VERSION>
~ is an alias for the home directory, for example /home/john
.
OS X
-
Configuration
~/Library/Preferences/<PRODUCT><VERSION>
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Caches
~/Library/Caches/<PRODUCT><VERSION>
-
Plugins
~/Library/Application Support/<PRODUCT><VERSION>
-
Logs
~/Library/Logs/<PRODUCT><VERSION>
where <PRODUCT> is PyCharm.