profiles get deleted when opening vscode from other machine

[scarf005]

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

• VS Code Version: 1.85.2 (Universal)
• OS Version: Darwin arm64 22.6.0

Steps to Reproduce:

1. create a new profile (linux).
2. ensure its settings are synced.
3. open vscode from work machine (mac).
4. new profile on work machine is not showing.
5. return back to original machine (linux).
6. new profile on original machine is also gone.

currently using export profile > gist to manually re-load profiles, but having to do this every day is a lot of work.

[sandy081]

Can you please share the settings sync log from both machines while this is happening. You can find the log here

• F1 > Open View... > Settings Sync

[scarf005]

wasn't able to get settings sync log from original machine, but this is the log from work machine (Daangn is the deleted profile in question)
userDataSync.log

also, the profile shows correctly on sync activity but not on choose profiles

[sandy081]

From the machine where the profile is deleted, can you please share following

• F1 > Developer: Download Settings Sync Activity

[scarf005]

this log is from my home machine.

additional context:

1. re-created profile Daangn on work machine
2. went back home, woke my home machine (from suspended state)
3. in my home machine, the profile Daangn was deleted. settings sync activity: Linux (Code) #2 - Settings Sync Activity.zip
4. went back to work, the profile Daangn was deleted in work machine as well. settings sync activity: Mac (Code) #2 - Settings Sync Activity 1.zip

[scarf005]

hi, this issue is persisting after i've upgraded vscode to 1.86.0, would there be anything i could help, e.g post more logs?

[m-thalmann]

Hi guys, I have the same exact issue. For me this issue does not happen each day, but still pretty often. I am switching between 3 different Windows machines.

I am using v1.86.1 (always updating as soon as possible)

Also reverting the change does nothing.

[fischerjd]

My synced profiles are being deleted, also. I work in higher ed and use vscode on multiple computers throughout the day. Each time I launch vscode, some of my profiles are ALWAYS deleted. It happens every time I launch vscode. At this point I've stopped using the built-in settings sync feature, and have started using a Git repository to manage exported profile files.

[usersina]

this log is from my home machine.

additional context:

1. re-created profile Daangn on work machine
2. went back home, woke my home machine (from suspended state)
3. in my home machine, the profile Daangn was deleted. settings sync activity: Linux (Code) #2 - Settings Sync Activity.zip
4. went back to work, the profile Daangn was deleted in work machine as well. settings sync activity: Mac (Code) #2 - Settings Sync Activity 1.zip

Same

[fischerjd]

I should also mention that when I have settings sync turned on and I notice that a profile is missing, if I try to recreate the missing profile by manually importing a previously exported profile file (*.code-profile), the imported profile (within vscode) is automatically deleted almost immediately after it is imported. For example: With settings sync turned on,

• I notice a previously created profile 'x' is missing / deleted.
• I manually recreate the missing 'x' profile by importing that profile's settings from a previously-exported profile file (x.code-profile).
• The imported profile 'x' briefly appears within vscode, but within a few seconds it disappears again.

[m3koenig]

Happend to me again. A really heavy used Profile...gone....
Thats is realy bad...now I have to reinstall all my extensions that I had.
..
i realized that also my snippets are gone...are there any ideas how to get the profiles back?
This did not help:
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/settings-sync#_restoring-data

Because they are orderd by profile...and the deleted are not there.

[sandy081]

/duplicate

#208710

[vscodenpa]

Thanks for creating this issue! We figured it's covering the same as another one we already have. Thus, we closed this one as a duplicate. You can search for similar existing issues. See also our issue reporting guidelines.

Happy Coding!

[way-zer]

Are there any ideas how to get the profiles back?

There are profiles id and collection id in history, but no revert button.

[sandy081]

Unfortunately profiles cannot be restored.