Live-share: [VS Code] Starting collaboration session: Zero root directories specifiedParameter name: RootDirectories

[r-polott]

Error:
Starting collaboration session: Zero root directories specified
Parameter name: RootDirectories

Steps to Reproduce:
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||Version Data|
|-:|:-|
|extensionName|VSLS|
|extensionVersion|1.0.905|
|protocolVersion|2.2|
|applicationName|VSCode|
|applicationVersion|1.38.1|
|platformName|Windows|
|platformVersion|6.1.7601|

[nandiniYeltiwar]

Thanks for reporting the issue @r-polott . Can you explain the scenario when you saw this error? Also can you provide the logs in order to investigate the issue? You can access them via the Live Share: Export Logs command from the command palette (ctrl + shift + p) and attach them to this issue.

[lostintangent]

Closing due to inactivity. Please re-open if this you're still encountering the issue and can share more details. Thanks!

[anshulahuja98]

I had the same issue, came looking at this issue on github
I have probably found a solution to this for whoever comes here looking.
It happens when you have not "opened a folder" in VScode and are just checking out/editing some files.

[higaski]

Issue still exists (if there is no open folder in the workspace)

Version: 1.52.0
Commit: 940b5f4bb5fa47866a54529ed759d95d09ee80be
Date: 2020-12-10T22:43:50.597Z
Electron: 9.3.5
Chrome: 83.0.4103.122
Node.js: 12.14.1
V8: 8.3.110.13-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 5.8.18-1-MANJARO