Open second VSCode from CL - blank screen

[tkivisik]

Issue Type: Bug

Replication script explains the situation best:

cd
mkdir RemovableFolder
cd RemovableFolder
# open the first VS Code from command line
code .
sleep 2
cd ..
# remove the folder the first VS Code was started from
rmdir RemovableFolder
cd
# try to open a second VS Code from a different existing folder
# witness the window open with no content (blank screen)
code .
sleep 2

VS Code version: Code 1.31.1 (1b8e830, 2019-02-12T02:19:29.629Z)
OS version: Linux x64 4.18.0-14-generic

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4200U CPU @ 1.60GHz (4 x 1607)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled checker_imaging: disabled_off flash_3d: enabled flash_stage3d: enabled flash_stage3d_baseline: enabled gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on native_gpu_memory_buffers: disabled_software rasterization: disabled_software surface_synchronization: enabled_on video_decode: unavailable_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled
Load (avg)	1, 1, 1
Memory (System)	11.62GB (7.00GB free)
Process Argv	.
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Extensions (2)

Extension	Author (truncated)	Version
gotemplate	cas	0.3.0
Go	ms-	0.9.2

[Tyriar]

Can repro on mac:

[bpasero]

/duplicate #2259

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