The benefits of sync are self-evident, you can synchronize your own plugins and all configurations on different devices;
But sometimes there are always pits,
Now record the pits I encountered to prevent stepping on the pits again
VSCode synchronization scheme
The plugin Setting Sync of VSCode provides the function of completing configuration synchronization through Gist of github. However, due to its incomplete tutorial, there will be provincial problems in synchronization. The most common problem is that the configuration cannot be downloaded, and the prompt information is:
Sync : Invalid / Expired GitHub Token. Please generate new token with scopes mentioned in readme. Exception Logged in Console.
Gist can save uploaded configuration files. To pull the configuration file, you need to configure two ids, one is Gist Id and the other is Token Id . The former identifies the configuration file and the latter is used for authentication. The reason we can't download is that we use Sync:Download Settings Gist id in the command alone, so the error message is invalid token .
So, in fact, the key points are two:
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Authenticate, set (new) token (key)
- Set the gist id (this basically does not need to be changed, just use the previous gist id)
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1. Authenticate, set (new) token (key)
Or enter the command in VSCode: Sync:Advanced Options, then select Sync:Edit Extension Local Settingsand edit syncLocalSettings.json this configuration file. There is a token in this file that is not set (or the previously expired token is configured), and it needs to be set to Token Id here. You can use the Token set when uploading the configuration file before, or you can create a new Token. The creation steps are as follows:
github recreates a Token
github github.com/settings/tokens
Note: After being regenerated here
gist id
, the
tokens
in the places referenced by this also need to be updated synchronously, otherwise they cannot be used.
1. Set the gist id (this basically does not need to be changed, just use the previous gist id)
If you don't know how to get the gist id,
First go to: https://gist.github.com/<username> ---> Then click on your gist file
Then the last parameter on the url is, https://gist.github.com/<username>/ <gist id>