Question

Which file in Android project does IDEA use to display project name in Recent Projects list?

If I want to change display name of my 8th project to “My changed project”, which file should I edit? Is this done manually editing a certain file or can be done in a faster way via Ctrl+F6?

I am asking this as renaming module will not change display name.

Answer 1

Depending on the project format, IDEA uses either the .ipr file (its name, specifically) or some file buried under the .idea directory apparently.

Anyway, to change the project (display) name:

Projects using the newer directory-based format

^{(If you’re not sure which format your project is using, try this first.)}

Don’t edit any file; instead, open the Project Structure dialog (Ctrl-Alt-Shift-S or ⌘;), and under General Settings for Project, change Project name.

Projects using the older file-based format

Find the main project settings file with .ipr extension, in your case LibraryTest.ipr, and simply rename that. Also rename the accompanying .iws file.

(NB: Close the project before doing this. Also, if there’s an .iml module file with the same name, leave that alone. If you want to change names of modules, do that through Project Structure settings.)

The project will first disappear from the Recent Projects list; you’ll have to use “Open Project” and find the newly renamed .ipr file to open it.