Replace remote extensions is merging extensions while turning on sync

[1Euro7Cent]

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

Version: 1.74.0 (user setup)
Commit: 5235c6b
Date: 2022-12-05T16:38:16.075Z
Electron: 19.1.8
Chromium: 102.0.5005.167
Node.js: 16.14.2
V8: 10.2.154.15-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19044
Sandboxed: No

Steps to Reproduce:

1. have a settings sync on GitHub.
2. have a new install of VS Code
3. on the new install configure it manually
4. turn sync on and replace the cloud version (keep local changes)
5. see that VS Code installs all extensions and changes all settings locally to the cloud ones

I cannot even recover since it only keeps cloud sync backed up

I can now reinstall VS Code and completely reconfigure it because that sync broke something in VS Code

[sandy081]

May I know what local changes are overridden? Is it settings, extensions or something else? Can you be able to repro it? If so, can you please share following log on the machine where you are able to repro

• F1 > Open View... > Settings Sync

If you can't, can you please share all logs from this folder on the machine where it happened?

• F1 > Developer: Open Logs Folder

[1Euro7Cent]

May I know what local changes are overridden? Is it settings, extensions or something else?

Everything synced was overwritten. This includes key binds, extensions and the settings.json. The UI too. But I didn't had any change

I don't know what repo it means (in this case)

F1 > Open View... > Settings Sync

2022-12-12 15:34:57.290 [info] Using settings sync service https://vscode-sync.trafficmanager.net/
2022-12-12 15:34:57.290 [info] Auto Sync is enabled.
2022-12-12 15:34:57.290 [info] Auto Sync: Suspended until auth token is available.
2022-12-12 15:35:14.544 [info] Auto Sync: Triggered by Interval
2022-12-12 15:35:14.545 [info] Sync started.
2022-12-12 15:35:14.971 [info] Profiles: No changes found during synchronizing profiles.
2022-12-12 15:35:15.004 [info] Settings: No changes found during synchronizing settings.
2022-12-12 15:35:15.012 [info] Keybindings: No changes found during synchronizing keybindings.
2022-12-12 15:35:15.017 [info] Snippets: No changes found during synchronizing snippets.
2022-12-12 15:35:15.020 [info] Tasks: No changes found during synchronizing tasks.
2022-12-12 15:35:15.184 [info] GlobalState: Updated remote ui state. Updated: cpp.1.lastSessionDate,cpp.1.sessionCount,java.2.lastSessionDate,java.2.sessionCount,typescript.1.lastSessionDate,typescript.1.sessionCount,workbench.activity.pinnedViewlets2,workbench.panel.pinnedPanels.
2022-12-12 15:35:15.189 [info] GlobalState: Updated last synchronized ui state
2022-12-12 15:35:15.323 [info] Extensions: No changes found during synchronizing extensions.
2022-12-12 15:35:15.326 [info] Sync done. Took 782ms
2022-12-12 15:35:26.465 [info] Auto Sync: Triggered by Activity
2022-12-12 15:35:26.466 [info] Sync started.
2022-12-12 15:35:26.547 [info] Profiles: No changes found during synchronizing profiles.
2022-12-12 15:35:26.565 [info] Settings: No changes found during synchronizing settings.
2022-12-12 15:35:26.571 [info] Keybindings: No changes found during synchronizing keybindings.
2022-12-12 15:35:26.575 [info] Snippets: No changes found during synchronizing snippets.
2022-12-12 15:35:26.578 [info] Tasks: No changes found during synchronizing tasks.
2022-12-12 15:35:26.730 [info] GlobalState: Updated remote ui state. Updated: commandPalette.mru.cache,commandPalette.mru.counter.
2022-12-12 15:35:26.735 [info] GlobalState: Updated last synchronized ui state
2022-12-12 15:35:26.860 [info] Extensions: No changes found during synchronizing extensions.
2022-12-12 15:35:26.863 [info] Sync done. Took 398ms

If you can't, can you please share all logs from this folder on the machine where it happened?

F1 > Developer: Open Logs Folder

It happened yesterday. I zipped all logs folders that where created on that day. Most likely on the last one
logs.zip

[sandy081]

I don't know what repo it means (in this case)

You can do following:

• Open VS Code from a fresh user data dir and extensions dir. You can do it from command line using following command- code --user-data-dir <temp_folder> --extensions-dir <temp_folder>
• configure it manually
• turn sync on and replace the cloud version (keep local changes)

Please record a gif/video while turning on sync and share with us.

[1Euro7Cent]

turn sync on and replace the cloud version (keep local changes)

For me that means replace remote. (replace the remote with the local)
I didn't know if that is a misunderstanding, but the exact same thing happened to my dad

2022-12-13.15-42-57.mp4

[sandy081]

I can repro it but only extensions are getting merged instead of replaced.

[sandy081]

These actions are meant for the data that has conflicts only and not for all. Therefore, the dialog has been improved to make it clear.