如何阻止VSCode自动创建.vscode/settings.json等工作区文件？

Absolutely, you can stop VS Code from automatically generating the .vscode directory and empty settings.json file when you open settings in a new folder. Here's how to lock into using only your global (user) settings:

Method 1: Set Default Settings Scope to Global #

This makes VS Code load your global settings by default whenever you hit ⌘+, (or Ctrl+, on Windows/Linux), so it won’t trigger the creation of local workspace settings:

1. Open your global settings: Press ⌘+, to launch the settings UI, then click the Open Settings (JSON) icon (the curly braces {}) in the top-right corner. This opens your user-level settings.json.
2. Add this line to the JSON object:

   "workbench.settings.defaultSettingsScope": "user"
   

3. Save the file. Now whenever you open settings in a new folder, it’ll pull up your global configuration instead of trying to create a local workspace settings file.

Method 2: Fully Disable Local Workspace Settings #

If you want to block any local workspace settings from being created at all—even if you intentionally try to access them—add this to your global settings.json:

"workbench.settings.enableLocalSettings": false

With this enabled, VS Code will ignore all attempts to use project-specific settings and always rely on your global setup.

Quick Notes: #

• Double-check you’re editing the user/global settings.json, not a workspace-specific one. You can confirm via the file path: it lives in your user profile (e.g., ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/settings.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Code\User\settings.json on Windows).
• If you ever need project-specific settings later, you can temporarily revert these configs or manually create the .vscode/settings.json file for that folder.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Rodolfo Carvalho