Managing Recent Workspaces

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Managing Recent Workspaces

Erich Styger

May. 04, 12 · Java Zone ·

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Sometimes I have to abandon a workspace, especially if I’m using too many ( see my previous post how many I have right now). But the workspace still shows up in the recent workspace list, even if the directory has been deleted. How can I get rid of an unwanted workspace? As always, there is a setting for this…

The setting is accessible under the menu Window > Preferences > General > Startup and Shutdown > Workspaces:

Here I can remove a workspace from the list. The same settings page configures the number of workspaces to remember, and if eclipse is prompting for it at startup time.

Hint: If you are wondering, where these settings are stored, then see this blog post. It is inside that file: \configuration\.settings\org.eclipse.ui.ide.prefs

Happy Workspacing