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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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[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

I like Kate as a fancy notepad, I use it for taking quick notes or opening a txt file I downloaded. I have it set to start up into a new blank document, so it works more like Windows Notepad.

I still use VSCode for real programming though.

Kate did well at searching for text inside binary files though, I recently used it to see which DLL an error message was coming from, VSCode couldn't do it.