PHPStorm kept throwing this error when I tried to open it: “cannot find vm options file”

Troubleshooting

I reinstalled but quickly figured out my problem. In the past when I would install a new EAP (Early Access Program) it would keep the shortcuts I moved off of my desktop to the rocketdock launcher, but it would normally break and invalidate them. This time it kept the shortcut and allowed me to try and launch PHPStorm, but it would throw the “cannot find vm options file”.

How to fix PHPStorm cannot find vm options file

All I had to do to fix this problem was use the new shortcut 😛