File operations taking long time, receiving "Running [file, save, delete create participants" message

Question

Happening with VSCode version 1.52.1, while working with JavaScript, React, and Node.

I've been working on a React project in VSCode for a couple months now. At some point, in those two months, I started noticing a significant decrease in the speed at which VSCode handles file operations. Like, slow enough that I was creating a single css file, and I went to fill up my water bottle at the cooler and I came back and it still needed about another minute to finish. After browsing some of the VSCode "Issues" on GitHub, I noticed that someone mentioned it might be an issue with the Prettier formatter, but I'm still having the same issue when saving, as well as on file creation and deletion.

*Note: this is my first question, and I need more reputation to directly embed the images

A VSCode prompt box displaying the message "Running 'File Delete' participants"

A VSCode prompt box displaying the message "Running 'File Create' participants"

Things I've tried: Disabling "format on save", disabling all extensions, closing and re-opening VSCode, restarting my laptop

Answer 1

I had the same issue with Code 1.53.2 on RHEL7. I would perform any file operations within VS Code (save, create, delete, rename), and I would get the Running 'X' participants dialog.

I solved it by downgrading to 1.52.1. Not sure what OS you are running, but it might be worth it to downgrade Code to a version you know was working well for you, and keep an eye on latest development to see if it works itself out.

Hope this helps!