Format on Save doesn't work for files outside of source control #241795
Description
Type: Bug
Steps to Reproduce:
- Create a file and add it to .gitignore
- Enable these options:
"editor.formatOnSave": true,
"editor.formatOnSaveMode": "modificationsIfAvailable" - Add a formatter for a file type (in my case, JSON with Comments)
- Check that manual formatting work (F1 → Format File)
- Modify the file in a way that should be fixed by a formatter (e.g., indentation).
- Save the file.
What should happen?
- The file gets formatted (as source control is not available for the file, the whole file should be formatted, as per modificationsIfAvailable setting)
What actually happens?
- It doesn't.
Workaround:
- Change "editor.formatOnSaveMode" to "file".
Error log (the relevant line, I believe):
2025-02-25 03:58:38.000 [error] [Window] Error: Unable to read file 'git:/c:/Users/dsent/Dropbox/Code/<redacted>/concierge/.vscode/concierge.code-workspace.git?{"path":"c:\\Users\\dsent\\Dropbox\\Code\\<redacted>\\concierge\\.vscode\\concierge.code-workspace","ref":""}' (Error: Unable to resolve nonexistent file 'git:/c:/Users/dsent/Dropbox/Code/<redacted>/concierge/.vscode/concierge.code-workspace.git?{"path":"c:\\Users\\dsent\\Dropbox\\Code\\<redacted>\\concierge\\.vscode\\concierge.code-workspace","ref":""}')
at nct.F (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/dsent/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3202:64742)
at nct.D (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/dsent/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3202:64567)
at async Tct.M (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/dsent/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3203:9257)
at async Tct.readStream (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/dsent/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3203:9032)
at async Zge.Eb (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/dsent/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:1268:12151)
at async Zge.resolve (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/dsent/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:1268:10626)
at async Ict.W (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/dsent/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3203:5889)
at async Q9e.r (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/dsent/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:1268:21104)
at async zpt.acquire (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/dsent/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:27:3125)
at async Z9e.createModelReference (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/dsent/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:1268:22660)
VS Code version: Code 1.97.2 (e54c774, 2025-02-12T23:20:35.343Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Modes:
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz (8 x 2803) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | undefined |
| Memory (System) | 31.73GB (10.07GB free) |
| Process Argv | --disable-extensions --crash-reporter-id 5666f496-bf09-4faa-a5fb-21e77b7ab24d |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
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