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Edit individual files on remote hosts

Last modified: 11 October 2024

Once you have set up synchronization with a remote host, you can open individual files directly from the remote host and edit them in IntelliJ IDEA, without adding/downloading them to a local project.

Debugging, refactorings, and some other IntelliJ IDEA features are not supported for such files. To take advantage of advanced IntelliJ IDEA functionality, consider including the files in a project. For more information, refer to Access files on servers.

Note that any changes to an individual file are discarded as soon as you close the file or the currently opened project unless these changes have been uploaded. To prevent losing your data, IntelliJ IDEA displays the following dialog when you attempt to close the edited file or the entire project.

Confirm uploading message