Vscode: Code helper popup intermittently
Ever since my last system update on a MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017), I get a popup from time to time (approximately 2 minutes intervals), with the following message:
code helper (renderer) wants to use your confidential information stored in atlascode-authinfo in your keychain
The popups get more frequent after I open Visual studio code, like 5 popups in a row. After I click 'Deny' for each one of them it resumes the 'usual' 2 minutes interval.
VictorDragnea
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hey I really look forward to learning git
farmererp
on 15 Nov 2019
I'm having the same issue. Is this an ok thing or is it malware or something? It just started happening recently.
voblak2
on 16 Nov 2019
Same. Happens everytime I open VScode now.
Hudsonzp
on 16 Nov 2019
Same here
rafael-trevisan
on 16 Nov 2019
I wonder if this issue is being caused by an installed extension. Can you try to run VS Code without extensions? From the command line (NOT the integrated terminal in Code), execute: code --disable-extensions and try your steps again to see if it reproduces. If you see it is an issue with the extension, please file it against the extension repository itself.
bpasero
on 18 Nov 2019
@bpasero You are right! Disabling VSCode extensions did stop the popups. Now I need to check which extension is causing it. Thank you for your help!
VictorDragnea
on 18 Nov 2019
Seems that updating all my extensions solved the issue. No more popups. It was probably one of the VScode extensions I was using.
VictorDragnea
on 18 Nov 2019
Any idea what extension was actually causing the issue?
andtrobs
on 18 Nov 2019
Any idea what extension was actually causing the issue?
No. But here are my extensions, perhaps you are using some of them:
VictorDragnea
on 18 Nov 2019
Any idea what extension was actually causing the issue?
Had the same problem, it was the Atlassian Jira and Bitbucket extension that seemed to be causing the issue.
Disabled it and problem stopped, enabled and it happened again.
jackfsa
on 19 Nov 2019
GitHub Pull Requests extension was causing this for me. Did a login through the extension (opened GitHub URI for auth) and system notification stopped popping up. FYI.
rv-bnowak
on 21 Nov 2019
I think it was GitLens for me. I disabled it and reenabled it and the popups are no longer appearing.
Luke-Wilson
on 22 Nov 2019
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GitHub Pull Requests extension was causing this for me. Did a login through the extension (opened GitHub URI for auth) and system notification stopped popping up. FYI.