Activating and Deactivating a Plugin

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The IDE enables you to deactivate installed plugins that you do not need to minimize startup time and save memory. Deactivated plugins are not deleted from your installation directory, but are simply ignored by the IDE. You can re-activate them at any time.

To activate or deactivate an installed plugin:

  1. Choose Tools > Plugins from the main menu and then click the Installed tab in the Plugins manager.
  2. In the left pane, select the plugin you wish to activate or deactivate.

    The icon in the Active column indicates the status of the plugin.

  3. In the right pane, click Activate or Deactivate to activate or deactivate the plugin.

    The icon for the plugin in the left pane reflects the new status of the plugin.

  4. Click Close to exit the Plugins manager.

The following table defines the icons used in the Installed tab of the Plugins manager to indicate the status of plugins.

Icon Description
 The plugin is installed and activated.
 The IDE needs to be restarted to fully deactivate the plugin.
 The plugin is installed but deactivated.
See Also
Updating the IDE
Installing Plugins Offline
Updating a Multi-User IDE Installation

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