When you have a Java project in Eclipse, how do you change the location where the class files are placed? The bin directory is the default location.
Open eclipse --> Go to File --> switch workspace --> other --> choose your workspace by clicking the Browse button.
In the Project tool window Alt+1 , right-click the root directory of your project and select Refactor | Move directory ( F6 ). In the dialog that opens, specify a new location for the project and click Refactor.
The bin folder can be ignored. This is nothing more than the folder in which Eclipse stores the . class files generated by compiling your code (which it does automatically; see compiling).
You can change the folder name from bin to something else.
Right click on your project and select Properties
. And then click on Java Build Path
. On the right side you can see the tabs Source
, Projects
, Libraries
,...
Click on Source
. Check the Default output folder:
. There you can browse and select the different folder you want.
But you cannot change the directory. For example if your project is in D: drive you cannot keep the output folder in C: drive.
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