Have you noticed that disk space is filling up fast even when your Linux computer’s trash folder is empty? There’s a strong possibility that VS Code is responsible for it.
A not-so-recent issue in the Snap version of VS Code has cropped up again, and there’s no fix in sight.
An Absurd Bug
When you normally delete a file, it goes into the trash folder, located at ~/.local/share/Trash. GNOME has supported automated emptying of the trash at selected intervals through its settings for quite some time now.
So, let’s say you delete trash every seven days.
Linux noob here. Is this something everyone needs to worry about, or would I know if I had installed this cancer?
Even if you installed this it’s not usually going to be a big deal
Use a disk space analyzer program like Filelight
https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.kde.filelight
Or https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.gnome.baobab
Depends on how you install the software.
If you used snap to install it, then this affects you.
From the article, uninstall the software and use a .deb, .rpm or flatpack installer instead.
Essentially the snap version has a long standing bug that causes deleted files to be stored outside the normal “trash can” structure.