Code-settings-sync: sync:invalid gist id

[dingzuhua]

"token": "208be61ad1ea827182e9268d89f088ce11b55dcd",
"sync.gist": "02d010c815dec4580aa1875ca0cf9203"

gist
https://gist.github.com/dingzuhua/02d010c815dec4580aa1875ca0cf9203

Sync: reset the extension Settings
Sync: downloads Settings
And then always sync:invalid gist id

[shanalikhan]

Reset the settings and connect your github with new UI.
Does this happens with UI also ?

[dingzuhua]

Yeah, reset doesn't help. I've looked at similar questions that you've already closed, tried all the solutions in the answers, and it still doesn't work

[dingzuhua]

upload

[shanalikhan]

Can you share both of the local sync.* settings for Settings Sync and Global Settigns.

[dingzuhua]

Can you share both of the local sync.* settings for Settings Sync and Global Settigns.

settings.json:
{
"workbench.iconTheme": "material-icon-theme",
"workbench.colorTheme": "Dracula Soft",
"editor.fontSize": 14,
"window.zoomLevel": 0,
"explorer.confirmDelete": false,
"editor.formatOnType": true,
"editor.formatOnSave": true,
"go.formatTool": "goimports",
"vs-kubernetes": {
"vs-kubernetes.helm-path": "/Users/dingzuhua/.vs-kubernetes/tools/helm/darwin-amd64/helm",
"vs-kubernetes.minikube-path": "/Users/dingzuhua/.vs-kubernetes/tools/minikube/darwin-amd64/minikube"
},
"sync.gist": "02d010c815dec4580aa1875ca0cf9203",
"sync.autoUpload": false,
"sync.syncExtensions": true,
"sync.askGistName": true,
"sync.autoDownload": false,
"sync.quietSync": false
}

syncLocalSettings.json:
{
"ignoreUploadFiles": [
"state.*",
"syncLocalSettings.json",
".DS_Store",
"sync.lock",
"projects.json",
"projects_cache_vscode.json",
"projects_cache_git.json",
"projects_cache_svn.json",
"gpm_projects.json",
"gpm-recentItems.json"
],
"ignoreUploadFolders": [
"workspaceStorage"
],
"ignoreExtensions": [],
"gistDescription": "Visual Studio Code Settings Sync Gist",
"version": 341,
"token": "076889d0915709fd091582d1bdb0597af839b5cc",
"downloadPublicGist": false,
"supportedFileExtensions": [
"json",
"code-snippets"
],
"openTokenLink": true,
"disableUpdateMessage": false,
"lastUpload": null,
"lastDownload": null,
"githubEnterpriseUrl": null,
"askGistName": false,
"customFiles": {},
"hostName": null,
"universalKeybindings": false,
"autoUploadDelay": 20
}

[shanalikhan]

Can you try with the new version and let me know if there is still problem

[hipertracker]

It still does not work. My Gist ID is a valid URL (https://gist.github.com/hipertracker/4047a46c9774bfda9b7ec4bc28699c68), My Access Token is fine. But every time I to do "Sync:Download Settings" my VSCode displays "Invalid Gist ID" error. This does not make any sense. It worked 2 months ago...

[shanalikhan]

@hipertracker try resetting extension settings and then configure to download

[ayagodinsc]

The error I am getting:

The gist ID is valid, furthermore I was able to download that empty settings.json file, but I can not upload my settings to Github.

[ayagodinsc]

Following all the steps I am still seeing in my github that the extension has read-only access

That might be a reason...

[ayagodinsc]

Finally working! Following all the steps, the extension still had read-only access. Fixing it solved the problem.

[linyanyuan]

Finally working! Following all the steps, the extension still had read-only access. Fixing it solved the problem.

How exactly to solve it?

[philsinatra]

I have the exact same problem trying to setup a new system. I've reset the extension (several times) and even tried reinstalling the app from scratch. Any word on a fix?

[Paulmicha]

Same issue. Recap :

• Gist is correctly written from 1st computer
• Github Authentication token and Gist ID are correctly setup on 2nd computer
• Error when attempting to download settings from 2nd computer : Sync: Invalid Gist ID

Details :

• 1st computer is Debian/Ubuntu-based Linux (Pop!OS 20.04) and uses VSCode 1.47.3 / Settings Sync 3.4.3
• 2nd computer is Arch-based Linux (EndeavourOS 2020.07.15) and uses Code - OSS 1.47.3 / Settings Sync 3.4.3

Important note : Settings Sync does not appear in extensions that can be installed from VSCodium.

[philsinatra]

I figured out the issue in my case. Pasting the Gist ID into the extension settings interface was actually adding the ID to the settings twice. I checked the settings.json file and found the duplication in the sync.gist key. Once I corrected that, the download worked properly.

[Paulmicha]

Thanks @philsinatra ! Didn't think to check that, nice catch ! I can confirm this manual fix works.
The path to the file to edit was ~/.config/Code - OSS/User/settings.json in my case (replaced the duplicated Gist ID).

[hrgweb]

@philsinatra it works! Thanks buddy.