I have some projects where the directory containing the project is called \"Code\".
When I open IDEA, in my recent projects list all I see is that name.
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I completed the renaming as below.
The attached image is structured in project folder.
Must make changes in the xml into a new project name.
close IDEA intellij (14.0.2)
change intellij project name (folder)
e.g) old_project_name -> new_project_name
change .idea in folder
We have only changed the
1) artifacts in folder -> xml
2) runConfigurations in folder -> xml
3) modules.xml
4) workspace.xml
5) [your_project_name].iml
(Depending on your project structure, your folder may not contain xml)
restart IDEA intellij
File -> Import Module...[your intellij project]
I hope this helps you :)