VSCode, File System Upload Failed, Wrong Auto Detect COM port

[ForrestErickson]

Describe the bug
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Short Summary of the expected behavior:
Load the File System files into the target

Short Summary of the buggy behavior:
The IDE reported failed to connect to the ESP32. It was trying the wrong COM port!

Expected behavior
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I expected the IDE to load into the COM port I selected, COM 16 in this case.

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Containment, aka Work around
Lee hardcoded COM16 into the platformio.ini file and the IDE loaded the file system into the target. As confirmed by later navigating to the served web page.

Root Cause
Not known.
I never had to do this before. WHY? What has changed?
Is there something that will fix the auto detection?