Issue #110 (Disable Auto Reveal in Explorer)05/29/24
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If you're a Node.js developer developing within the node_modules folder, you'll want to take note of a relatively new setting in VS Code that helps when dealing with the size of the node_modules folder in the Explorer view.
VS Code has for some time had a setting called Explorer: Auto Reveal. This allows you to select whether to automatically reveal and select files when they're accessed. This is fine for most folders, but you did have the option to turn it off if you wanted.
As shown above, you can leave it at "true", disable it with "false", or choose "focusNoScroll" which means files will still be focused but not scrolled into view.
But, as mentioned, this was an annoyance when dealing with a potentially large folder like node_modules, as explained in this GitHub issue from 2020. Since late 2022, that has been addressed by means of a new setting called Explorer: Auto Reveal Exclude.
The setting lets you enter the names of any paths or glob patterns so you can exclude specific folders from auto-expanding and cluttering your Explorer view. The setting automatically includes two default patterns: **/node_modules and **/bower_components.
So you don't have to do anything, those two paths already work. But it's good to know about this feature in case there are other large folders you'd like to add to the "exclude" list.
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VS Code Tools
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VS Code Articles
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That's it for this issue.
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