STS.app on Mac 10.12.1 always creates a new org.springsource.sts folder in .eclipse
<p>I've downloaded and installed STS 3.8.2 on my Mac (10.12.1). Each time the STS.app file is launched, it creates a new org.springsource.sts_3.8.2.RELEASE_########_macosx_cocoa_x86_64 folder under the hidden .eclipse folder (the hashes are there because I have MANY of the same folder with the numbers in the hash area being the only difference). In doing so, the default workspace and all plugins I installed the last time it was running are wiped out (because they exist in the previous #### folder).</p>

<p>I've tried installing the previous 3.8.1 and 3.8.0 version, but they are doing the same thing. My previous STS install started at 3.7 and has been upgraded to 3.8.1, but will not update anymore because of update errors that I can't seem to fix (none of the StackOverflow "fixes" have worked for me).</p>

<p>Is there a way to have STS not create a new folder (instance) in the .eclipse folder each time it launches? If so, how?</p>