VS Code: What is the difference in settings between User and Workspace

Question

I would like to know what is the difference between changing Visual Studio Code settings in the User and the Workspace tab.

Answer 1

From vscode settings:

VS Code provides two different scopes for settings:

• User Settings - Settings that apply globally to any instance of VS Code you open.

• Workspace Settings - Settings stored inside your workspace and only apply when the workspace is opened.

Workspace settings override user settings. Workspace settings are specific to a project and can be shared across developers on a project.

Note: A VS Code "workspace" is usually just your project root folder. Workspace settings as well as debugging and task configurations are stored at the root in a .vscode folder. You can also have more than one root folder in a VS Code workspace through a feature called Multi-root workspaces. You can learn more in the What is a VS Code "workspace"? article.