intellij - java: Cannot find JDK '1.7' for module

Question

I\'ve just installed IntelliJ on Windows 8 (and 7). I then use the \'Java Hello World\' Sample as my project.

I then selected the JDK that was installed (C:\\Program

Answer 1

It seems that sometimes Intellij (or the user:-)) is getting confused when importing settings, especially if you change the paths where the jdk resides (for me it happened during a migration to a new Linux environment).

The only way I could correct this was to delete the user's settings folder.

In Linux :

I removed the folder (and subfolders): ~/.IntelliJIdea12/

Of course this would remove the saved settings, licenses e.t.c.