Unable to uninstall from VSCode

[kathyrollo]

This extension keeps re-installing itself after numerous attempts of uninstalling it from the Extensions menu of the latest VSCode.

[kddejong]

Confirmed this and looking into it.

According to my uninstall I get these logs but the extension wasn't removed from that file. I see no errors or warnings about why the uninstall wouldn't have removed it even though it said it did. I was able to remove it by manually removing the extension from the file listed below and restart.

2025-02-12 07:57:08.522 [info] [Shared] Uninstalling extension from the profile: [email protected] vscode-userdata:/home/dir/.vscode/extensions/extensions.json
2025-02-12 07:57:08.686 [info] [Shared] Successfully uninstalled extension from the profile [email protected] vscode-userdata:/home/dir/.vscode/extensions/extensions.json

[fdaniels3]

I had the same issue. Normal uninstall and command line methods didn't work. If you are utilizing Linux, I was able to uninstall and completely remove the extension by modifying the vscode extensions file located at "~/.vscode/extensions" and deleting all the lines that included the name of the file "kddejong.vscode-cfn-lint". If you choose to go that route, I recommend making a backup of the file before modifying in case of mistakes and you need to revert back.

[kathyrollo]

@kddejong Thank you for looking into it.

@fdaniels3 I did the equivalent workaround in Win11: C:\Users\<user>\.vscode\extensions\extensions.json

Thanks for back up tip. I messed up the first time after I removed the 2 relevant objects from the json. Saved me in a jiffy. All good and completely uninstalled now after reloading the window in VSCode.

Will keep this ticket open for the dev's actual fix. Cheers!