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System Settings

Last modified: 09 August 2022

File | Settings | Appearance & Behavior | System Settings for Windows and Linux

RubyMine | Preferences | Appearance & Behavior | System Settings for macOS

Ctrl+Alt+S the Settings/Preferences icon

Configure the general behavior of RubyMine.

Confirm before exiting the IDE

Show a dialog with a confirmation when you attempt to close RubyMine.

When closing a tool window with a running process

Select what to do with the running process:

  • Terminate process: stop the process entirely.

  • Disconnect: leave the process running but disconnect from it.

  • Ask: show a dialog with actions to choose from.

Project

Reopen projects on startup

Open all projects that were open when you closed RubyMine last time.

Open project in

Select where you want to open projects:

  • New window: open every project in a separate window.

  • Current window: close the current project and open the new one in the same window.

  • Ask: show a dialog with actions to choose from.

Default project directory

Specify the default location for projects. RubyMine suggests this directory when you create a new project or want to open an existing project.

Autosave

Save files if the IDE is idle for

Save all modified files at regular time intervals.

Save files when switching to a different application or a built-in terminal

Save all modified files when you switch from RubyMine to a different application.

note

You cannot disable autosave completely by disabling these options.

Back up files before saving

Before saving the file, create a backup. If the save operation is successful, RubyMine deletes the backup. If not, it restores the contents of the original file from backup. This behavior is known as "safe write", and it prevents losing your file in case of a faulty save operation.

Synchronize external changes when switching to the IDE window or opening an editor tab

Reload externally changed files when you switch to RubyMine from a different application, or when you switch to the corresponding editor tabs.