Where are IntelliJ scratch files located?

I upgraded my IntelliJ IDEA to 14.1 and I found the scratch files.

If you create a scratch file, its path can be found in many different ways:

1. On the title bar

2. Right click on the tab > Copy Reference

   

   You can paste it anywhere and it will look like:

   C:/Users/username/.IntelliJIdea14/config/scratches/scratch

3. Right click on the tab > Rename File...

4. Right click on the tab > Local History > Show History

5. In .idea\workspace.xml it looks like:

   <file leaf-file-name="scratch" pinned="false" current-in-tab="false">
     <entry file="file://$APPLICATION_CONFIG_DIR$/scratches/scratch">
       <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
         <state vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
           <caret line="4" column="17" selection-start-line="4" selection-start-column="17" selection-end-line="4" selection-end-column="17" />
           <folding />
         </state>
       </provider>
     </entry>
   </file>
   

You can switch to project view and you'll be able to see them under "Scratches and consoles"

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Starting with 14.1, Scratch Files are stored under .IntellijIdea14/config/scratches.

They are displayed either in Scratches and Consoles or on the Scratches tab (depends on the version you are using).

Current UI:

Earlier UI:

IntelliJ IDEA Help - Scratch files