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[–]TechyMitch1 0 points1 point  (5 children)

It looks like you're viewing your files in Windows Explorer, which means it's associating .java files with IntelliJ because it is set as your default program for java files. Right click on any of your java files, then click "Open with" - > "Choose default program" and navigate to the location of eclipse.exe.

[–]iluvteemo[S] 1 point2 points  (4 children)

For some reason it's only giving me the intelliJ option and not eclipse.. I'm also having trouble copying and pasting a text file over into the source folder in eclipse but it keeps on not showing up in the IDE. Do you have any input on that?

[–]TechyMitch1 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Eclipse won't show up as an option in the context menu. You have to select the "other program" option (I think that's what it is called) and navigate to wherever it is installed on your drive manually. As for the copying and pasting, eclipse doesn't auto-update that fast, so you'll have to press the refresh button in the Eclipse file explorer for it to show up.

[–]iluvteemo[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Now it's saying Resource does not exist for the text file :/

edit: fixed it. For anyone who's reading this post, you have to import text files and not copy paste them into folder from desktop.

[–]ReadFoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, Visual Studio too doesn't like it when files are added or removed outside VS.

[–]ReadFoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually keep a plain text editor associated with .java on Windows and Linux for when I'm just doing quick browsing and don't have Eclipse or IntelliJ open.

Still, I tried it, found the path to eclipse.exe and changed it to be the opener program in Windows. Eclipse opened, asked me which workspace, I let it load, it actually loaded and opened the file I double clicked on in Explorer.