VS Code for Linux may be secretly hoarding trashed files

Versions installed via Snap don't delete files when users empty system trash Linux users who installed Microsoft's Visual ...

VS Code is gobbling up storage space on Ubuntu, but there's a fix

VS Code's official Snap package on Linux has a bug first reported in 2024 that still hasn't been fixed and is gobbling up storage space.
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Visual Studio Code is eating up hundreds of gigabytes on Linux

Those project files you deleted might not actually be deleted.
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Microsoft VS Code Undermined in Asian Spy Attack

A Chinese state-aligned espionage group has become the first documented threat actor to weaponize a known exploit in VS Code in a malicious attack. Visual Studio Code, or VS Code, is Microsoft's free ...
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Visual Studio Code update shines on coding agents

Visual Studio Code 1.109 introduces enhancements for providing agents with more skills and context and managing multiple ...