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Microsoft's VS Code in Ubuntu's Snap Format Eats Up Disk Space Like Bloatware Even After Removal (itsfoss.com)

submitted 1 day ago by cm0002@literature.cafe to c/linux@programming.dev

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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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[–] lukalix98@programming.dev 1 points 15 hours ago

Well, it is worrying to some extent. One can use the computer normally if said problem is present, but it could hinder you in some ways. If you see your disk becoming abnormally large, you should probably check what's taking so much space, in this case it was snap version of VSCode, but then snap is usually frowned upon. What can I say, the least you can probably do is stay informed if those things bother you, but then again it's easy to find solutions on the internet if you can't keep up.