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Nguyen Dinh Khai
Nguyen Dinh Khai

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Fix Code helper plugin(visual studio code) leak memory Macbook

When you work with VSC for a long time, it will consume a lot of RAM, hindering your work process and making your computer sluggish.
Here's how you can address that:

  1. Open svcode

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  1. Press the keyboard shortcut Command + Shift + Dand select Preferences: Open user settings (JSON)

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3.Add extra setting in settings.json

{
    "files.exclude": {
        "**/.git": true,
        "**/.svn": true,
        "**/.hg": true,
        "**/CVS": true,
        "**/.DS_Store": true,
        "**/tmp": true,
        "**/node_modules": true,
        "**/bower_components": true,
        "**/dist": true
    },
    "files.watcherExclude": {
        "**/.git/objects/**": true,
        "**/.git/subtree-cache/**": true,
        "**/node_modules/**": true,
        "**/tmp/**": true,
        "**/bower_components/**": true,
        "**/dist/**": true
    }
}
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  1. Restart the vs code

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It reduces from 1.2 GB to 100 MB of RAM. Sounds great!

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