Windows uninstaller should have option to also remove user data dir and extensions dir
See original GitHub issueI tried to uninstall / Reinstall Code Insider
because of a recurring Error/Crash at “startup/reloaded” (Update / Reboot / proper exit), disabling extensions and remove all custom settings did not fixed it
Before re-installing i wanted to be sure i has no crap left that code have hurted Code Insiders
… surprise surprise …
- VSCode Version: Latest of
Code
andCode Insider
- OS Version:
Windows 10
Steps to Reproduce:
- Install it
- Add extensions
- Change settings
- Use it
- Update it
- Uninstall it
- Be curious on what’s left
On top of that, i uninstalled extensions long time ago and they were still on disk, here is what code-insiders --list-extensions
output :
Angular.ng-template
bierner.markdown-preview-github-styles
eamodio.gitlens
EditorConfig.EditorConfig
eg2.tslint
formulahendry.dotnet-test-explorer
GitHub.vscode-pull-request-github
humao.rest-client
icsharpcode.ilspy-vscode
Ionide.Ionide-fsharp
mitchdenny.ecdc
ms-azuretools.vscode-azurefunctions
ms-vscode.azure-account
ms-vscode.cpptools
ms-vscode.csharp
ms-vscode.PowerShell
ms-vsts.team
msjsdiag.debugger-for-chrome
PeterJausovec.vscode-docker
ryanluker.vscode-coverage-gutters
Tyriar.sort-lines
VisualStudioExptTeam.vscodeintellicode
Issue Analytics
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- Created 5 years ago
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- Comments:11 (3 by maintainers)
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do you think adding a check box to the “uninstall” panel to fully clear everything would helps users ?
also “uninstall” for extension would have a new button “uninstall from disk”
(ping back)
this seems like a good idea : https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/66837#issuecomment-517970912