I Can't Get Live Server to Work On MacBook

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Current behavior

I am new to Visual Studio Code and to writing code. VSC is working perfectly. Sadly, after installing and activating the Live Server extension I get an error when trying to start it in a browser. The error message is: Open a folder or workspace… (File -> Open Folder) All I am doing is working on HTML and CSS. If I open the HTML page in Chrome, I can update it by using cmd tab and cmd r.

I uninstalled the extension and updated the version of VSC. I then reinstalled the LS extension and get exactly the same result.

Expected behavior

The VSC HTML page I’m working on would open in Chrome and instantly update as I make changes.

Environment

Browser:

- [X ] Chrome (desktop) Version 69.0.3497.81 (Official Build) (64-bit)
- [ ] Firefox version XX
- [ ] Safari (desktop) version XX
- [ ] IE version XX
- [ ] Edge version XX

For Tooling issues:

- Live Server: 5.1.1
- Platform:  Mac OS High Sierra version: 10.13.6
- Visual Studio Code: Version 1.27.1 (1.27.1)

Others

I tried installing another extension: Live Server Preview 0.1.2 and couldn’t get this to work either. I have also searched YouTube and GIT for a solution but had no luck.

[vstegen]

The extension won’t work if you only have a file open. Use ‘File -> Open Folder’ in VSCode to open the directory your files are in. Then open the respective HTML file. You can start Live Server now and it should work.

[js76155]

You are quite correct. IT WORKS!! Thank you for providing this simple yet effective solution.