Reading private key file failed

[Sjorsa]

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It's probably not a bug and a fault on my end, sorry for making an issue but I could not find another way to ask this. I get the following error: Reading private key file C/Users/Sjors/Desktop/privateKey.ppk failed, {1} with the following configuration:

    "comment": "Please fill the following configuration, save it, then close the tab.",
    "host": "10.0.0.2",
    "port": 22,
    "username": "root",
    "privateKeyFile": "C/Users/Sjors/Desktop/privateKey.ppk"
}

I generated the private key file using PuttyGen.

I remember following the exact same procedure on my desktop, but on my laptop it isn't working.

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Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Windows 10
• VSCode Version [e.g. 1.27.0]
• Extension Version [e.g. 1.7.0]

Extension Logs from Startup - required

1. Open User Settings.

   • On Windows/Linux - File > Preferences > Settings
   • On macOS - Code > Preferences > Settings
2. Set sftp.debug to true and reload vscode.
3. Reproduce the problem, get the logs from View > Output > sftp.

[Sjorsa]

I'm using another extension to acces the files on my server now so I'll close this issue.

[Kodesmeden]

I have the same issue, what was the extension you chose?

[Sjorsa]

I think it was the Remote - SSH extension. I don't know if that will work for an ftp server tho.