Adding Support for Import / Export Sync Settings to File System

[shanalikhan]

Sync Local Settings File can have more enhancements like adding path from which to export and import settings.

Modes will be provided to use to select either from GitHub Gist or File System via UI.

1. Existing Command will be changed to Import and Export
   a. By Export means to Upload in Gist and Import means to Download
   b. Similar for File System respectively.
2. Folder Path will be defined in the LocalSettings file.
3. UI will be changed accordingly.

User can set a path inside OneDrive, Dropbox or other folder to view them and email them.

This feature will be developed upon user requests priority in this issue page
Also when alot of other core features are shipped with extension.

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[colthreepv]

I am happy you made an issue for that already.

I was interested to sync settings to a simple disk file to mimic sublimetext Package Sync plugin
Then an end-user can use any number of systems to sync these files with a cloud or just send them over email, if they want so

[waynebrantley]

Syncing to a folder will be a great addition. People can use a git repo on a drive, onedrive, network share, email a zip file of settings or whatever.

Any update on progress on this. Seems like it would be way easier than the current git sync!

[thevtm]

That would be great!

I would finally be able to sync it using my dotfiles repo.

If you need any help with this, let me know.

[shanalikhan]

If you need any help with this, let me know.

I am open for PR, anyone wants to implement, feel free to discuss.
Code is little tightly coupled, we need to make it loosely coupled to implement the file system instead of github or gitlab

[zzzgit]

@shanalikhan, when will your PR be released?
I can't wait for that

[parkerault]

I'm not able to help with a PR, but I really needed this feature today when my primary work laptop lost internet access and I wasn't able to export the latest settings. Perhaps if the setup process asked the user whether they wanted to automatically upload changes this would be less likely to happen. I for one didn't realize that settings don't sync automatically by default.

[shanalikhan]

I'm not able to help with a PR, but I really needed this feature today

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[indo-dev-0]

Being able to pass this through via a command line argument would make automated setup much easier.

[leocaseiro]

Here is another inspiration.
A VS Code extension that allow to save file system:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=golf1052.code-sync

[Xaz16]

Hi folks!
I want to try and implement it. Is it still actual?

[shanalikhan]

Feel free to start. Have a look on upcoming branch. Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

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[a-w-e-s-o-m-e]

@shanalikhan in the meanwhile that this is tackled. Could you share if the settings can be imported manually? My use case is that I cannot make my settings public and I can't login on Github on the new PC.

So I downloaded my private gist file, and tried to place the files in /Users/user/Library/Application Support/Code/User but it didn't really work. Do you know where this files would need to be placed?