Restrict quick open file to project files

[nurp]

• VSCode Version: 1.9.0
• OS Version: Windows 10

Steps to Reproduce:

1. ctrl+p
2. type index.html

I expect the first result to be the file in the current project folder (because 1. it is in local project, 2. it is the most recently opened, 3. most recently edited).

But it is a file that exist in completely different folder and not in the project. Because of this, I keep editing the wrong file.

[adambene]

+1

[shukerullah]

Any news on this issue?

[aliva]

This is really annoying to see unrelated files.

[jpike88]

This is seriously, SERIOUSLY annoying. I see files in my ~/Downloads folder, ~/Desktop, even when I have a workspace open that doesn't include those folders... how is this not being treated as a priority????

[jpike88]

And this is incorrect labelled. This is not a feature request, it's a bug.

[jpike88]

Running "Clear Editor History" via the command terminal fixed the problem, but that shouldn't be so hard to figure out. Why on earth do I want loads of files popping up in my quick open, if I'm in a particular workspace?

[roblourens]

The only files that should show up there are files that have been opened in that workspace at some point. Some people want to be able to easily access these, some people don't want them at all. I think one thing that would help is being able to easily remove individual entries without clearing all editor history, e.g. an X icon on each row.

Also see issues here, #27317, #5806 to sort files closer to the current file, and I am pretty sure there is an issue to prioritize files in the current folder which I can't find right now.