How to change the Eclipse default workspace?

Question

Where can I change the default workspace in Eclipse?

Answer 1

Open a command prompt. Change to the eclipse home directory and type "eclipse -clean" e.g. C:/eclipse>eclipse -clean

This will ask for the workspace selection. It will also force to set it as the default workspace.

Then, go to eclipsehome-->configuration-->settings folder.

open org.eclipse.ui.de.prefs in a notepad.

set this property to true from false.

SHOW_WORKSPACE_SELECTION_DIALOG=true

You will be asked for a workspace selection everytime.

Answer 2

On Ubuntu I went to

~/.eclipse/org.eclipse.platform_4.3.0_1473617060_linux_gtk_x86_64/configuration/config.ini 

and added this line at the bottom

osgi.instance.area.default=@user.home/workspace

and changed workspace to the dir path from my home to where I put my workspace.

I combined @Frank answer with @Ronan Quillevere's comment

Answer 3

If you mean "change workspace" go to File -> Switch Workspace