Accidentally selected "Don't show this prompt again" when prompted to install Pylint in VSCode Python. How should I undo/reset the action so the prompt will appear again?
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To anyone coming here from Google, if you're looking to reset the "Are you sure you want to move 'file' into 'folder'?"
prompt:
On macOS, open /Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/Code/User/settings.json
and remove "explorer.confirmDragAndDrop": false
.
It's a similar process on Windows and Linux ✌️

André Casal
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Just press "Ctrl"+ "Shift" + P and open settings.json from vscode and change explorer.confirmDragAndDrop – Thenujan Sandramohan Feb 21 '23 at 06:35
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See the issue notes here: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/24815
You might have to do this:
- deinstall Visual Studio Code
- delete C:\Users[Username].vscode
- delete C:\Users[Username]\AppData\Roaming\Code
or relevant paths on your operating system.

zedfoxus
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Add your observations to that issue linked above and someone can answer your question there. – zedfoxus Apr 20 '19 at 20:12
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One has to delete VS Code, that's a shame. The GitHub issue is locked to collaborators, so I can't add a comment to it. It hasn't seen activity since June 2021, so I'm guessing this will not be fixed any time soon – André Casal Feb 22 '23 at 09:21
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Here is how to do it on macOS without uninstalling VS Code or delete globalStorage:
- Quit all VS Code instances (Cmd +Q)
- Instal SQL Lite browser https://sqlitebrowser.org
- Go to: /Users/[user_name]/Library/Application Support/Code/User/workspaceStorage/ => Find the one that associate with your workspace that you previously clicked "Don't show this promt again" (by looking into workspace.json and identify the name)
- Open stage.vscdb file with SQL Lite
- Look for data key "ms-vscode.csharp"
- Edit "assetPromptDisabled":true to "assetPromptDisabled":false
- Save change
- Reopen vs code
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/24815#issuecomment-547733206

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