IntelliJ 2020.3 Export Settings Error - Writing File

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Any workarounds are welcomed. Here is the IntelliJ YouTrack issue filed.

Expect

Export and import IntelliJ settings.

Observe

After upgrading to IntelliJ 2020.3 (Community Edition) there is an error in exporting settings.

Steps

  1. File > Manage IDE Settings > Export Settings > Error occurs

Error Writing File
Error writing settings.
java.nio.file.NotDirectoryException: /Users/adamhurwitz/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/IdeaIC2020.3/options/code.style.schemes

Export Settings

  1. File > Manage IDE Settings > Import Settings > No settings are found.

Invalid File
The file /Users/adamhurwitz/Desktop/settings.zip contains no settings to import.
Please make sure it was generated by File | Export Settings feature.

Import Settings

Configuration

  • IntelliJ IDEA 2020.3 (Community Edition)
  • Build #IC-203.5981.155, built on November 30, 2020
  • Runtime version: 11.0.9+11-b1145.21 x86_64
  • VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o.
  • macOS 10.16
  • GC: ParNew, ConcurrentMarkSweep
  • Memory: 1979M
  • Cores: 16
  • Non-Bundled Plugins: com.thoughtworks.gauge, com.google.gct.core, cn.wjdghd.unique.plugin.id, com.developerphil.adbidea
1 Answers

Delete /options/code.style.schemes file. It's not used by the IDE and is a leftover from some old version.

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