Empty sidebar. Files are not listed.

[Sarav-S]

• VSCode Version: Code 1.15.1 (41abd21, 2017-08-16T17:15:57.756Z)
• OS Version: Darwin x64 16.7.0
• Extensions:

Extension	Author (truncated)	Version
crane	Hvy	0.3.8
blockalign	San	0.6.0
php-formatter	Sop	0.2.4
php-debug	fel	1.11.1
php-intellisense	fel	1.5.1
phpcs	ika	0.7.0
sublime-keybindings	ms-	3.0.2
php-docblocker	nei	1.3.0
laravel-blade	one	1.10.0

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Steps to Reproduce:

1. File open folder -> chose my project folder
2. I got empty sidebar with no files listed. Even ctrl + R/Recent project folder too didn't work.

Reproduces without extensions: Yes/No

[roblourens]

Does this happen with every folder or just a particular one?

[Sarav-S]

It happens with every folder. Trying to open projects with File->Open Recents or Ctrl+R also dint work out.

[bpasero]

@Sarav-S can you make sure to update to our lated 1.17 release.

[Sarav-S]

I think I have the latest version @bpasero

[bpasero]

@Sarav-S can you share a screenshot how your files explorer in the sidebar looks like?

[Sarav-S]

After adding folder through File->Open or File->Open Recents or Ctrl+R, I get only welcome screen.

[Sarav-S]

You can see my project title VSCode header. Actually the files are available when I do Cmd+P to open them. But it isn't available only on sidebar

[bpasero]

@sandy081 didn't we push a change so that the files explorer is never hidden?

@Sarav-S if you right click on the title of the explorer you should be able to bring back the files explorer properly.

[Sarav-S]

@bpasero I think explorer is open only except files are not listed. Please check screenshot.

[Sarav-S]

@bpasero I have this same issue, except for Mac OS Sierra https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cbnt3w634b

[bpasero]

@Sarav-S do you see this context menu:

[Sarav-S]

You mean this one?

[sandy081]

Looks like we broke this in 1.17 while refactoring split view and views viewlet. And it is pretty bad.

Till 1.15 we were supporting toggling files explorer visibility. In 1.16 we took off that support #32962 here also making sure previous state is not considered. After refactoring we are no longer overriding the previous state.

I think this should be a candidate for 1.18 release.

[sandy081]

Steps to reproduce:

• Download 1.15 version of VS Code
• Open VS Code on a folder
• Hide the file explorer view
• Update to latest

Expected: File explorer is not shown and cannot be retrieved

Analysis:
Looks like we broke this in 1.17 while refactoring split view and views viewlet.
Till 1.15 we were supporting toggling files explorer visibility. In 1.16 we took off that support #32962 here also making sure previous state is not considered. After refactoring we are no longer overriding the previous state.

Impact: Low
Users who had file explorer hidden in 1.15 release might not see file explorer and also cannot retrieve it after upgrading to latest version. Workaround is to upgrade to insiders containing the fix or clear cache for that folder as follows:

• Close the window opening the folder that has this issue
• Open new empty Window
• Run command Developer: Toggle Developer Tools
• Go to Application Tab in Developer tools
• Select file:// under Local Storage section in the menu on the left
• Search for the key workbench.explorer.views.state using Filter inputbox
• Select the folder with this key and Delete it
• Now open the folder in VS Code and you should be seeing the file explorer.

Also, I only see 2 users filed this issue till now.

[Sarav-S]

@sandy081 Thanks! It worked :)

[sandy081]

Reopening it for discussion for including it in October release or not.

[roblourens]

It is quite bad, and the fix looks simple, I think we should get it in for October.