Deleting files from explorer very slow (taking minutes)

[haswalt]

Type: Bug

Issue troubleshooting has identified that the issue is with Visual Studio Code.

1. Disable all extensions
2. Open single folder or multi-folder workspace
3. Delete file via explorer
4. See that delete task takes several minutes.

VS Code version: Code 1.93.1 (38c31bc, 2024-09-11T17:20:05.685Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 23.6.0
Modes:

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Apple M1 Max (10 x 2400)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled 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 webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	5, 6, 5
Memory (System)	64.00GB (9.32GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 13a1dd13-9f55-4966-997f-c7b4071d6216 --inspect-extensions=55939 --crash-reporter-id 13a1dd13-9f55-4966-997f-c7b4071d6216
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Extensions: none

[lramos15]

Do you see any indication of why the delete is taking awhile? Is the file locked by another process? A screen recording may be helpful. Also try deleting from the terminal

[haswalt]

I can delete from the VSCode terminal, OS terminal and from Finder without any delay.

Deleting from the Explorer causes delay with no obvious process interrupting the deleting itself. I've tested with as many things disabled as possible on the machine.

[lramos15]

Can you try F1 -> Reload with Extension Disabled

[haswalt]

I did that already, see my steps above.

I also run through the troubleshooter which disabled extensions.

[lramos15]

Sorry for the repetitive questioning @haswalt just trying to think about what may be happening here.

Are you able to repro in VS Code insiders? https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders/

[haswalt]

Downloading and trying insider build now

[haswalt]

Same behaviour when using an insiders build (Apple silicon)

[lramos15]

Is it a specific file that you're trying to delete? How large is it? Or is it just all files are very slow to delete even if they're a small text file.

[haswalt]

Any file, i'm testing with various files within several directories. Some small, some larger. Mixture of code and plain text files.

[bpasero]

Please see if you can find any logged output that could help us find the source of the issue:

• run code --verbose from the command line
• reproduce the issue
• attach the log files you find from running the command "Open Logs Folder"

Thanks!