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WhiskerBiscuit
WhiskerBiscuit

Reputation: 5157

How can I completely reset the Visual Code editor?

I'm trying to create a bug report for this editor that has some complicated steps, and I need to have a "fresh" install of VS Code. I've tried uninstalling and deleting user settings, but I'm not getting various prompts that I did when I ran it the first time.

I want all extensions gone, all users settings, everything.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 9003

Answers (2)

Rob Lourens
Rob Lourens

Reputation: 16099

You can use the --user-data-dir CLI option to load an instance with a fresh userdata directory. It will still load extensions from ~/.vscode, so you can rename that directory.

Upvotes: 1

jacmoe
jacmoe

Reputation: 1687

On my Linux box - the only box I currently have :p - there were two places where VSCode stored my settings.

  • ~/.config/Code
  • ~/.vscode

These could be renamed/deleted.
Provided that you also are a *nix user, of course.

However, I agree with Matthew Wetmore: use a Virtual Machine (VirtualBox, etc.) because that will ensure an 'untainted' system that can be used to reliably reproduce the issue you want to report.

Upvotes: 3

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