lastProjectLocation is not roamable, so, must be moved to RecentProjectsManager

platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/projectWizard/WizardContext.java

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class WizardContext extends UserDataHolderBase {
     if (myProjectFileDirectory != null) {
       return myProjectFileDirectory;
     }
-    final String lastProjectLocation = GeneralSettings.getInstance().getLastProjectCreationLocation();
+    final String lastProjectLocation = RecentProjectsManagerBase.getInstance().getLastProjectCreationLocation();
     if (lastProjectLocation != null) {
       return lastProjectLocation.replace('/', File.separatorChar);
     }

platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/GeneralSettings.java

@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ public class GeneralSettings implements NamedJDOMExternalizable, ExportableAppli
   private final PropertyChangeSupport myPropertyChangeSupport;
   private boolean myUseDefaultBrowser = true;
   private boolean myConfirmExtractFiles = true;
-  private String myLastProjectLocation;
   private boolean mySearchInBackground;
   private boolean myConfirmExit = true;
   private int myConfirmOpenNewProject = OPEN_PROJECT_ASK;
@@ -103,15 +102,21 @@ public class GeneralSettings implements NamedJDOMExternalizable, ExportableAppli
     return myBrowserPath;
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+  @Deprecated
   /**
-   * @return a path pointing to a directory where the last project was created or null if not available
+   * Use RecentProjectsManagerBase
    */
   public String getLastProjectCreationLocation() {
-    return myLastProjectLocation;
+    return null;
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+  @Deprecated
+  /**
+   * Use RecentProjectsManagerBase
+   */
   public void setLastProjectCreationLocation(String lastProjectLocation) {
-    myLastProjectLocation = lastProjectLocation;
   }
 
   public void setBrowserPath(String browserPath) {

platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/RecentProjectsManagerBase.java

@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ public abstract class RecentProjectsManagerBase implements ProjectManagerListene
     public Map<String, String> names = ContainerUtil.newLinkedHashMap();
     public String lastPath;
 
+    public String lastProjectLocation;
+
     void validateRecentProjects() {
       //noinspection StatementWithEmptyBody
       while (recentPaths.remove(null)) ;
@@ -126,6 +128,17 @@ public abstract class RecentProjectsManagerBase implements ProjectManagerListene
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @return a path pointing to a directory where the last project was created or null if not available
+   */
+  public String getLastProjectCreationLocation() {
+    return myState.lastProjectLocation;
+  }
+
+  public void setLastProjectCreationLocation(String lastProjectLocation) {
+    myState.lastProjectLocation = lastProjectLocation;
+  }
+
   public String getLastProjectPath() {
     synchronized (myStateLock) {
       return myState.lastPath;

platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/impl/ProjectUtil.java

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.intellij.ide.impl;
 import com.intellij.CommonBundle;
 import com.intellij.ide.GeneralSettings;
 import com.intellij.ide.IdeBundle;
+import com.intellij.ide.RecentProjectsManagerBase;
 import com.intellij.ide.highlighter.ProjectFileType;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationNamesInfo;
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ public class ProjectUtil {
       LOG.info(e);
       return;
     }
-    GeneralSettings.getInstance().setLastProjectCreationLocation(path.replace(File.separatorChar, '/'));
+    RecentProjectsManagerBase.getInstance().setLastProjectCreationLocation(path.replace(File.separatorChar, '/'));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ public class ProjectUtil {
   }
 
   public static String getBaseDir() {
-    final String lastProjectLocation = GeneralSettings.getInstance().getLastProjectCreationLocation();
+    final String lastProjectLocation = RecentProjectsManagerBase.getInstance().getLastProjectCreationLocation();
     if (lastProjectLocation != null) {
       return lastProjectLocation.replace('/', File.separatorChar);
     }

platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/NewDirectoryProjectAction.java

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.intellij.platform;
 
 import com.intellij.ide.GeneralSettings;
+import com.intellij.ide.RecentProjectsManagerBase;
 import com.intellij.idea.ActionsBundle;
 import com.intellij.internal.statistic.UsageTrigger;
 import com.intellij.internal.statistic.beans.ConvertUsagesUtil;
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ public class NewDirectoryProjectAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware {
         return null;
       }
     }
-    GeneralSettings.getInstance().setLastProjectCreationLocation(location.getParent());
+    RecentProjectsManagerBase.getInstance().setLastProjectCreationLocation(location.getParent());
     final Object finalSettings = settings;
     return PlatformProjectOpenProcessor.doOpenProject(baseDir, null, false, -1, new ProjectOpenedCallback() {
       @Override

python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProject/actions/GenerateProjectCallback.java

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.jetbrains.python.newProject.actions;
 
 import com.intellij.ide.GeneralSettings;
+import com.intellij.ide.RecentProjectsManagerBase;
 import com.intellij.ide.util.projectWizard.WebProjectTemplate;
 import com.intellij.internal.statistic.UsageTrigger;
 import com.intellij.internal.statistic.beans.ConvertUsagesUtil;
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ public class GenerateProjectCallback implements NullableConsumer<AbstractProject
     String generatorName = generator == null ? "empty" : ConvertUsagesUtil.ensureProperKey(generator.getName());
     UsageTrigger.trigger("NewDirectoryProjectAction." + generatorName);
 
-    GeneralSettings.getInstance().setLastProjectCreationLocation(location.getParent());
+    RecentProjectsManagerBase.getInstance().setLastProjectCreationLocation(location.getParent());
 
     return PlatformProjectOpenProcessor.doOpenProject(baseDir, null, false, -1, new ProjectOpenedCallback() {
       @Override