Reset default settings in WebStorm

Question

I have applied this theme to WebStorm, but I do not like it.

How can I revert to WebStorm's default setting?

Ott

I tend to delete the .idea folder from the project directory for a clean reset. Be warned, this will remove any preferences you have set up. – Hora

@Hora It will not help here as this is an IDE-wide setting and not project-specific. – Windsail

Answer 1

Depending on what OS you are on, you should be able to remove the config file and WebStorm will recreate it.

Normally, there are .idea folders as @camden_kid said.

https://www.jetbrains.com/help/webstorm/2016.1/project-and-ide-settings.html

Windows

<User home>\.WebStormXX\config that contains user-specific settings.

<User home> in WindowsXP is C:\Documents and Settings\<User name>\;
in Windows Vista it is C:\Users\<User name>\

Linux

/.WebStormXX/config that contains user-specific settings

Mac

~/Library/Preferences/WebStormXX contains the rest of the configuration settings.

You might be able to just swap theme depending on how destructive the theme files were.

• https://www.jetbrains.com/help/webstorm/2016.1/appearance.html
• https://mcmap.net/q/274340/-how-to-make-phpstorm-intellij-idea-dark-whole-ide-not-just-color-scheme

Glyphography

You may want to backup the deleted folder before deleting it. Exporting the settings should also help. – Hairbrush

Why would you backup an auto generated file you are trying to reset? – Glyphography

If you don't know a backup is not needed. If the solution works, you can just delete the backup. If it doesn't, you can perhaps recover other valuable settings and try a different solution. – Hairbrush

I mean thats not the purpose of a "reset" by definition but I understand your logic.. – Glyphography

Answer 2

Just disable (or better -- uninstall) that plugin -- that's it.

1. Settings/Preferences | Plugins
2. Find that plugin (Material Theme UI) and click "Uninstall"
3. Close Settings/Preferences window by clicking OK button
4. Restart IDE
5. Now you can change GUI Theme and Editor Color Schema separately

Windsail

Answer 3

Uninstalling the previous used Material UI Theme plugin didn't help completely for me, because some colors were still overwritten.

After deleting the "colors" folder inside the config folder of my WebStorm installation directory, the default theme was reset completely.

Wommera

Answer 4

On macOS Mojave, I had to go to

/Users/loggedInUser/Library/preferences/WebStorm2019.2/

and delete the colors and options folders. That did the trick.

Wireless

Answer 5

Directories used by the IDE to store settings, caches, plugins and logs:

https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544519-Directories-used-by-the-IDE-to-store-settings-caches-plugins-and-logs

Niacin

Answer 6

To reset to default settings, first close webstorm and delete configurations e.g:

$ rm -rf ~/.config/JetBrains/WebStorm2021.3/

Then start webstorm again.

Spokeshave