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WSL projects no longer show files and directories as incorrectly deleted or missing when file... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/intellij-idea-2026-2-4-is-out--8wkkh8adn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/8wkkH8ADN.png og:image:alt: IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2.4 Is Out! og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2.4 Is Out! **[JetBrains](https://daily.dev/sources/jetbrains)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2.4 is now available as a bug-fix update. WSL projects no longer show files and directories as incorrectly deleted or missing when file system prefetching fails. The Java onboarding tour now progresses smoothly through its lessons. Import optimization no longer slows IDE responsiveness during formatting, saving, or committing changes. The IDE now starts up reliably even when the plugin cache file contains invalid data. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What bugs does IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2.4 fix? IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2.4 fixes four issues: WSL projects no longer show files and directories as incorrectly deleted or missing when file system prefetching fails, the Java onboarding tour now progresses smoothly, import optimization no longer slows IDE responsiveness during formatting or committing, and the IDE starts up reliably even with an invalid plugin cache file. _Track IntelliJ IDEA patch notes like these on daily.dev before updating your dev environment._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [What’s fixed in IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2](https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-fixed-in-intellij-idea-2026-2-t8c2oe8a5) · JetBrains · 9 upvotes · 0 comments - [What's New in IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2](https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-in-intellij-idea-2026-2-sz6dkbk3z) · JetBrains · 10 upvotes · 0 comments - [IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2 EAP Is Open](https://daily.dev/posts/intellij-idea-2026-2-eap-is-open-1mrjyeggc) · JetBrains · 5 upvotes · 1 comments - [Visual Studio 2026 is here: faster, smarter, and a hit with early adopters](https://daily.dev/posts/visual-studio-2026-is-here-faster-smarter-and-a-hit-with-early-adopters-yf9ph3v01) · Visual Studio Blog · 177 upvotes · 18 comments --- Tags: [#devtools](https://daily.dev/tags/devtools), [#java](https://daily.dev/tags/java), [#jetbrains](https://daily.dev/tags/jetbrains) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/intellij-idea-2026-2-4-is-out--8wkkh8adn) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2.4 Is Out!","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/intellij-idea-2026-2-4-is-out--8wkkh8adn","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/intellij-idea-2026-2-4-is-out--8wkkh8adn"},"datePublished":"2026-10-30T22:47:15.506Z","dateModified":"2026-10-30T22:47:33.132Z","description":"IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2.4 is now available as a bug-fix update. 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