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vscode files cache location (for recovery) #8

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sanjarcode opened this issue Jul 21, 2023 · 0 comments
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vscode files cache location (for recovery) #8

sanjarcode opened this issue Jul 21, 2023 · 0 comments
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sanjarcode commented Jul 21, 2023 •
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I have used this many times to get unsaved stuff back. Examples:

  • Once it was because GitHub was down (push didn't actually work), and I had deleted the repo.
  • I forgot to save stuff but needed it.

Locations

  • macos - ~/Library/Application Support/Code/Backups/, see chatGPT, actually /Users/muhammad/Library/Application Support/Code/User/History/-62436b/mpQ8.md
  • linux - ~/.config/Code/, see StackOverflow

What to do

  1. grep something you can remember uniquely about the file, or browse naively.
  2. Copy the folder somewhere safe, as the cache may invalidated anytime.
  3. Open the folder using an editor and global search, vscode is fine too :)
@sanjarcode sanjarcode self-assigned this Jul 21, 2023
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