Visibility in Explorer

Toggle the visibility of files and folders excluded by your workspace settings, right from the Explorer view.

Features

Show or hide excluded files and folders

Click the eye icon in the Explorer title bar to instantly show or hide the files and folders normally hidden by your files.exclude setting.

The same action is also available from the Explorer view's More Actions (...) menu, so it still works even when the title bar icon isn't visible.

Hide or unhide files and folders from the context menu

Right-click any file or folder in the Explorer and use Hide / Unhide to add or remove it from files.exclude without leaving the Explorer.

Badges for hidden items

When hidden items are shown, a badge is added to help you spot them at a glance:

• ʜ — the file or folder is explicitly excluded
• ʜ꘎ — the file or folder is excluded by a matching pattern (e.g. node_modules, .git)

Badges can be turned off with the toggleVisibilityInExplorer.badge setting.

Extension Settings