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Have you noticed that disk space is filling up fast even when your Linux computer's trash folder is empty? There's a strong possibility that VS Code is responsible for it.

A not-so-recent issue in the Snap version of VS Code has cropped up again, and there's no fix in sight.

An Absurd Bug

When you normally delete a file, it goes into the trash folder, located at ~/.local/share/Trash. GNOME has supported automated emptying of the trash at selected intervals through its settings for quite some time now.

So, let's say you delete trash every seven days.

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[-] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Even if you installed this it's not usually going to be a big deal

Use a disk space analyzer program like Filelight

https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.kde.filelight

Or https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.gnome.baobab

this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2026
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