Can't disable "An external application wants to open" warnings

[dgattey]

Type: Bug

I can't disable the "an external application wants to open this file" warnings ("Prompt for local file protocol handling" in settings). I have the checkboxes off in my Settings, and every time I see the warning I check the box to say "allow opening local paths without warnings", yet the warning won't stop. Here's a loom showing the problem in full detail:

https://www.loom.com/share/02d73ee168de4c018ea09c07c2920cc2?sid=6ad60f4a-23b5-4592-b2ca-b6f0288870b2

VS Code version: Code 1.87.1 (Universal) (1e790d77f81672c49be070e04474901747115651, 2024-03-06T00:23:16.418Z) OS version: Darwin arm64 23.4.0 Modes:

System Info

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canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled| |Load (avg)|2, 3, 3| |Memory (System)|36.00GB (0.24GB free)| |Process Argv|--crash-reporter-id c845d03f-9197-44fd-85e2-84c62baf5260| |Screen Reader|no| |VM|0%|

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[vscodenpa]

Thanks for creating this issue! It looks like you may be using an old version of VS Code, the latest stable release is 1.87.2. Please try upgrading to the latest version and checking whether this issue remains.

Happy Coding!

[dgattey]

I just upgraded to 1.87.2 and tried again! Issue still remains 😢

[bpasero]

@dgattey can you open the settings editor as JSON file (from the editor tool bar) and give me the exact values for security.promptForLocalFileProtocolHandling and security.promptForRemoteFileProtocolHandling

Also, I assume you are not connected to a remote and this is all local?

[vscodenpa]

This issue has been closed automatically because it needs more information and has not had recent activity. See also our issue reporting guidelines.

Happy Coding!

[dgattey]

Oops @bpasero missed the reply sorry. Both of those are set to false. I'm not connected to remote, this is all local.

"security.promptForRemoteFileProtocolHandling": false,
"security.promptForLocalFileProtocolHandling": false,

[dgattey]

Should I open a new issue or can this be reopened @bpasero? Still encountering this problem! I added a bit more color here: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/198336#issuecomment-2035845649. Maybe it's related to ~ resolution for the home folder on macOS?

[bpasero]

@dgattey two more ideas:

• are you certain the settings file is saved to disk with the contents you indicated in https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/207777#issuecomment-2035838331 or is the file possibly dirty and has not been saved yet?
• are you able to reproduce this using our insiders build: https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders/

[vscodenpa]

This issue has been closed automatically because it needs more information and has not had recent activity. See also our issue reporting guidelines.

Happy Coding!

[tjx666]

@bpasero

I can still occurs this issue in latest stable release when using: https://github.com/lmichelin/open-github-links-in-ide

Version:

Version: 1.88.1 (Universal)
Commit: e170252f762678dec6ca2cc69aba1570769a5d39
Date: 2024-04-10T17:42:52.765Z
Electron: 28.2.8
ElectronBuildId: 27744544
Chromium: 120.0.6099.291
Node.js: 18.18.2
V8: 12.0.267.19-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 23.4.0

[bpasero]

@tjx666 thanks so much for the screenshot, it pointed me to the right direction! this setting cannot be configured on a per-profile level but only globally because it is read from a context that is not profile aware 🚀

I will have a fix ready, but this explains everything. @dgattey are you also using profiles?

To fix this for now:

• go back to the default profile
• configure the setting

[dgattey]

@tjx666 thanks so much for the screenshot, it pointed me to the right direction! this setting cannot be configured on a per-profile level but only globally because it is read from a context that is not profile aware 🚀

I will have a fix ready, but this explains everything. @dgattey are you also using profiles?

To fix this for now:

• go back to the default profile

• configure the setting

Yup, I'm using a profile. Glad to hear! I'll try swapping the setting in the default profile

[lramos15]

@bpasero How does one trigger this dialog?

[bpasero]

Yeah by pasting one of these vscode links into the browser: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48641921/is-it-possible-to-use-the-vscode-hyperlink-to-open-a-file-or-directory-in-code

You would need to use vscode-insider as scheme. It should then bring up a dialog asking for confirmation and when you click the do not show again button write a setting into the global scope (not the profile).

[vscodenpa]

This bug has been fixed in the latest release of VS Code Insiders!

@dgattey, you can help us out by commenting /verified if things are now working as expected.

If things still don't seem right, please ensure you're on version 6d23b7f11a3d7292b9458f0de7160048089398f9 of Insiders (today's or later - you can use Help: About in the command palette to check), and leave a comment letting us know what isn't working as expected.

Happy Coding!

[lramos15]

@bpasero When I check the box and go back to the link and try again I get the modal again

Here's the URI link I'm using vscode-insider://file/users/lramos15/upstream/vscode/.vscode/notebooks/endgame.github-issues

It opens the endgame notebook without issue

[bpasero]

This is an expensive bug :D