How to customize the vscode extension path

This article mainly introduces how to customize the vscode extension path, the article is very detailed, has a certain reference value, interested friends must read it!

By default, the vscode extension stores C:\ Users\ user name\ .vscode, which takes up C disk space when too many plug-ins are downloaded. Modify the path of the vscode extension as follows:

1. Right-click shortcut-"Select Properties" and enter after the target location:

-- extensions-dir "D:\ mySoft\ vscode-extensions\ extensions"

Where "D:\ mySoft\ vscode-extensions\ extensions" is my own custom path.

As shown in the figure:

two。 Then cut the extension under C:\ Users\ user name\ .vscode to the custom path (D:\ mySoft\ vscode-extensions\ extensions).

3. Verify that the modification is successful, open vscode, and try to install an extension Beautify, as shown in the figure:

Check that C:\ Users\ user name\ .vscode is empty, and D:\ mySoft\ vscode-extensions\ extensions already has a xxx.beautify-xxx plug-in, indicating that the extension path of vscode has been modified successfully.

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