Hey @jetbrains, what have you done w/ the latest IntelliJ version? On every second project I open: Beachball. 
Replying to @Weltraumschaf
also you can try to delete <config>/options/recentProjectDirectories.xml file to start with the welcome screen
10:51 PM - 14 Dec 2017
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