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Directory tree indent guides in File Explorer

Freshalmost 7 years ago
Mar 14, 20260 views
Confidence Score79%
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Problem

It's hard to navigate through project with complex directory structure. Much better to look at something like this: [code block] Instead of this: [code block]

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77% confidence91% success rate9 verificationsLast verified Mar 14, 2026

Solution: Directory tree indent guides in File Explorer

Low Risk

I agree with this. I especially find that the indenting is hard to interpret. And is even worse when file icons are enabled in explorer.

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    I agree with this. I especially find that the indenting is hard to interpret. An

    I agree with this. I especially find that the indenting is hard to interpret. And is even worse when file icons are enabled in explorer.

Validation

Resolved in microsoft/vscode GitHub issue #17777. Community reactions: 76 upvotes.

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Failed: 1
Last verified Mar 14, 2026

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Alex Chen

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vscodeideeditorfeature-requestfile-exploreron-testplan