IntelliJ IDEA - track active item in Solution Explorer

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Intellij Idea Problem Overview


I'm trying to find a nice VS feature "Track Active Item in SOlution Explorer" analog in IDEA. For those who doesn't know - when I switch between files in the main area, VS will highlight the corresponding item in Solution Explorer ("Projects" pane in IDEA).

Intellij Idea Solutions


Solution 1 - Intellij Idea

Since 2020.1 version the option is called Always Select Opened File:

always select

For the previous versions:

In the Project View there is Autoscroll from Source option when you click on the "gear" icon:

autoscroll from source

Solution 2 - Intellij Idea

In Rider 2020.3

Up Arrow button is Open file with single click Down Arrow button is Always select Opened file

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Solution 3 - Intellij Idea

  • Look on left top of Rider, Right click on File System
  • Select Always select opened file

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