Re: [PLUG] VS Code for Linux may be secretly hoarding trashed files

[Rich Freeman via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

On 2/4/2026 8:25 AM, jeffv via plug wrote:
> The reason for this is Snap – a Linux application packaging format – 
> creates a local Trash folder for each VS Code version, one that's 
> separate from the system-managed Trash, according to a VS Code bug 
> report dating back to November 11, 2024.
Does the non-snap VS Code for Linux use the normal user trash folder?  I 
haven't looked into the details but this seems like the sort of thing 
that could happen when an application uses its local config store to 
store data instead of doing so directly in the user's home directory.  
Ie, storing stuff in .config/vscode/trash instead of wherever the 
standard folder is - as with browser caches and such.

I wouldn't be surprised if browser snaps have the same issue, again only 
if you keep a bunch of old versions as Walt alluded to.

--
Rich

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