VS Code: disable linking between open files and explorer

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Visual Studio-Code Problem Overview

Can I disable the function link with editor in Visual Studio Code?

My project has a lot of files, so the explorer tree is long, but when I open an editor tab, this file will be auto focused on explorer panel. How can I disable that feature?

The same feature in eclipse:

This function in eclipse

Visual Studio-Code Solutions

Solution 1 - Visual Studio-Code

> Can I disable the function link with editor in visual code?

Yep, just add "explorer.autoReveal": false to your VS Code configuration.

Solution 2 - Visual Studio-Code

  1. CTRL+SHIFT+P , and open User Settings

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  1. Type Auto Reveal in the search box

  2. Uncheck the auto reveal property as highlighted below

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Solution 3 - Visual Studio-Code

Using VSCode in 2021

A solution similar as a Toggle Button is disabling the Auto Reveal, and choosing to Reveal when you desire, actually, it's better than a Toggle Button

Step 1:

Type: CTRL+, , and open User Settings
Or go to the menu File -> Preferences -> Settings

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Type Auto Reveal in the search box

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Step 2:

Click on file's tab with the right button and choose Reveal in Side Bar
And the file will be synchronized in the Explorer Side Bar

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Adicional Step:

You can add a keyboard shortcut to use the keyboard to synchronize the editor window with file explorer:

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Solution 4 - Visual Studio-Code

I found the combination of setting the "explorer.autoReveal" to false and installing the locate this document extension very productive.

locate this document extension vscode

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