diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/projectWizard/WizardContext.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/projectWizard/WizardContext.java
index 0996c8588b0f..33d9ec5fbe5e 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/projectWizard/WizardContext.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/projectWizard/WizardContext.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class WizardContext {
     if (myProjectFileDirectory != null) {
       return myProjectFileDirectory;
     }
-    final String lastProjectLocation = GeneralSettings.getInstance().getLastProjectLocation();
+    final String lastProjectLocation = GeneralSettings.getInstance().getLastProjectCreationLocation();
     if (lastProjectLocation != null) {
       return lastProjectLocation.replace('/', File.separatorChar);
     }
diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/GeneralSettings.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/GeneralSettings.java
index ca2980cabc61..3c5ae9b5708b 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/GeneralSettings.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/GeneralSettings.java
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ public class GeneralSettings implements NamedJDOMExternalizable, ExportableAppli
   /**
    * @return a path pointing to a directory where the last project was created or null if not available
    */
-  public String getLastProjectLocation() {
+  public String getLastProjectCreationLocation() {
     return myLastProjectLocation;
   }
 
-  public void setLastProjectLocation(String lastProjectLocation) {
+  public void setLastProjectCreationLocation(String lastProjectLocation) {
     myLastProjectLocation = lastProjectLocation;
   }
 
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/impl/ProjectUtil.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/impl/ProjectUtil.java
index 18a7e27d9c75..51f30aa244dd 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/impl/ProjectUtil.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/impl/ProjectUtil.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class ProjectUtil {
       LOG.info(e);
       return;
     }
-    GeneralSettings.getInstance().setLastProjectLocation(path.replace(File.separatorChar, '/'));
+    GeneralSettings.getInstance().setLastProjectCreationLocation(path.replace(File.separatorChar, '/'));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ public class ProjectUtil {
   }
 
   public static String getBaseDir() {
-    final String lastProjectLocation = GeneralSettings.getInstance().getLastProjectLocation();
+    final String lastProjectLocation = GeneralSettings.getInstance().getLastProjectCreationLocation();
     if (lastProjectLocation != null) {
       return lastProjectLocation.replace('/', File.separatorChar);
     }
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/NewDirectoryProjectAction.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/NewDirectoryProjectAction.java
index dce4d144b390..eccd9fde6319 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/NewDirectoryProjectAction.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/NewDirectoryProjectAction.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class NewDirectoryProjectAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware {
         return null;
       }
     }
-    GeneralSettings.getInstance().setLastProjectLocation(location.getParent());
+    GeneralSettings.getInstance().setLastProjectCreationLocation(location.getParent());
     final Object finalSettings = settings;
     return PlatformProjectOpenProcessor.doOpenProject(baseDir, null, false, -1, new ProjectOpenedCallback() {
       @Override