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Q&A How would I fix my IntelliJ IDE? It cannot open and re-installing does not work.

While I removed the -javaagent argument from the vmoptions file within my Program Files, it persisted in my roaming AppData folder and that seems to be what the IDE was referencing, not the main bi...

posted 2y ago by cuzzo‭  ·  edited 2y ago by cuzzo‭

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#3: Post edited by user avatar cuzzo‭ · 2022-11-15T22:17:24Z (about 2 years ago)
#2: Post edited by user avatar cuzzo‭ · 2022-11-15T05:26:24Z (about 2 years ago)
  • While I removed the `-javaagent` argument from the main bin within my Program Files, it persisted in my roaming AppData folder. I believe this [link](https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544869-Configuring-JVM-options-and-platform-properties) explains what happened:
  • > Please note that custom .vmoptions file created using 'Edit Custom VM Options' action has the priority over the original file in the bin directory.
  • While I removed the `-javaagent` argument from the vmoptions file within my Program Files, it persisted in my roaming AppData folder and that seems to be what the IDE was referencing, not the main bin. I believe this [link](https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544869-Configuring-JVM-options-and-platform-properties) explains what happened:
  • > Please note that custom .vmoptions file created using 'Edit Custom VM Options' action has the priority over the original file in the bin directory.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar cuzzo‭ · 2022-11-15T05:25:13Z (about 2 years ago)
While I removed the `-javaagent` argument from the main bin within my Program Files, it persisted in my roaming AppData folder. I believe this [link](https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544869-Configuring-JVM-options-and-platform-properties) explains what happened:


 > Please note that custom .vmoptions file created using 'Edit Custom VM Options' action has the priority over the original file in the bin directory.