To start the Developer Studio, the activated runtime environment needs access to a Java VM as well as a path specification for storing all metadata for local project information. Also, when the start takes place, all registered plug-ins are identified and - if required - started.
Starting the Developer Studio for the First Time
To start the Developer Studio proceed as follows:
The start procedure is interrupted and a dialog box for selecting the workspace directory appears.
You can disable the prompt for the workspace by enabling the checkbox below the input field. This will start the Developer Studio the subsequent times directly.
More information to change the workspace at startup: Setting Workspace Using the -data Parameter
More information to change the workspace in the Developer Studio: Changing the Default Workspace