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Microsoft's VS Code in Ubuntu's Snap Format Eats Up Disk Space Like Bloatware Even After Removal (itsfoss.com)
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Have you noticed that disk space is filling up fast even when your Linux computer's trash folder is empty? There's a strong possibility that VS Code is responsible for it.

A not-so-recent issue in the Snap version of VS Code has cropped up again, and there's no fix in sight.

An Absurd Bug

When you normally delete a file, it goes into the trash folder, located at ~/.local/share/Trash. GNOME has supported automated emptying of the trash at selected intervals through its settings for quite some time now.

So, let's say you delete trash every seven days.

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Weird, does Emacs do that?

[–] protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago

emacs leaves recovery files eberywhere by default