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Shan Khan edited this page Dec 9, 2017 · 5 revisions

This page details some basic settings.

Reset Tokens

Type > Sync: Reset Extension Settings in the command palette. This will reset all the tokens to default, so you can change an incorrectly typed personal access token.

Anonymous Gist

Anonymous Gist is turned off by default. Github makes it possible to create anonymous gists without an account, however, they cannot be edited once created. This means that you cannot upload and sync any changes, however, you are able to access other's gists without signing in.

To enable this, enable "sync.anonymousGist": "true" in settings.json.

Automatic Download

Automatic Download is turned off by default. Enabling automatic download will download the settings upon Visual Studio Code start. It requires the downloading + uploading to be set up correctly.

To enable, type >Sync : Advanced Options > Toggle Auto-Download On Startup into the command palette, or use "sync.autoDownload": true in settings.json.

Force Download

Force Download is turned off by default. Enabling force download will make this extension always download the settings, even if the current version is believed to be the latest. This fixes issues where the extension is not downloading the latest version of the settings.

To enable, type >Sync : Advanced Options > Toggle Force Download or use "sync.forceDownload": true in settings.json.

Automatic Upload

Automatic Upload is turned off by default. Enabling automatic upload will cause the extension to automatically upload the settings when they change.

To enable, type >Sync : Advanced Options > Toggle Auto-Upload on Settings Change or use "sync.autoUpload": true in settings.json.

Summary on Download / Upload

Summary is turned on by default. An enabled summary will show a list of all changes that have occurred. If summary is disabled, uploading and downloading is clean and quiet.

To disable, type >Sync : Advanced Options > Toggle Summary Page On Upload / Download or use "sync.quietSync": true in settings.json.

Public Gist to Share Settings

Public Gist is turned off by default. Enabling public gist will allow you to share your settings with other users. You cannot change a private gist to public, it has to be recreated.

To enable, type >Sync : Advanced Options > Share Settings with Public GIST.