intellij won't start after switch boot jdk

Question

I wanted to debug my project under Open JDK 11, so I tried to switch boot jdk to the OpenJDK11 path. I am using the community version on Windows 10. The suggested restart didn't happen, I only got the following error: JDK needed

How can I reset the boot jdk without Intellij starting?

Thanks in advance and kind regards

https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544879-Selecting-the-JDK-version-the-IDE-will-run-under — Petr Rastegaev, Apr 01 '19 at 15:38

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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The IntelliJ Advanced Configuration docs say the configuration directory on windows is:

Syntax

%HOMEPATH%\.<product><version>\config

Example

C:\Users\JohnS\.IntelliJIdea2019.3\config

Then, just delete the studio.jdk file in that directory, and IntelliJ will boot with its default.

I have a related answer about Android Studio

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Mar 07 '20 at 19:31

Heath Borders

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 30 '23 at 14:50

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you can just delete this config file /Users/xxx/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/IntelliJIdea2022.1/idea.jdk

answered Jan 30 '23 at 14:50

Isai

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 19 '22 at 11:14

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For MacOS(checked on Catalina) just run the "repair" binary located in:

/Applications/IntelliJ IDEA CE.app/Contents/bin

answered Aug 19 '22 at 11:14

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intellij won't start after switch boot jdk

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