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Fixing VS Code Lag: My Solution to the “Running ‘File Copy/Rename’ Participants…” Delay | by Toni Maxx | Nov 2025
Why File Operations in VS Code Can Be Slow VS Code may lag when renaming, copying, or moving files due to certain extensions and features that participate in these operations. Key culprits include: TypeScript server (tsserver) ESLint server Import/path auto-updaters File watchers in large directories (e.g., node_modules) Extensions that hook into file operations For large … Read more