With a multiple-folder workspace, you can still have folder-specific settings in. If you change settings for your current workspace in VS Code, the settings will usually be saved inside the. VS Code will prompt you to do this as you close the workspace. In this case, ⌃ + r won’t remember this workspace unless you explicitly save it in a file. You can add multiple folders to a workspace, for example if your project involves working on a client and a server component simultaneously. Switching between projects using 'Quick Open Recent'.Ī workspace starts with you opening a folder in VS Code, but workspaces are not limited to a single root folder.

The list is split into recent workspaces and recent files.

This means ⌃ + r functions as a quick way to switch between projects - press it, type some characters of the project name, and hit enter. ⌃ + r will bring up a list that let’s you quickly switch between recent files, but the list also includes workspaces. VS Code has a concept of workspaces - usually, a workspace is just the root folder of your project.

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