Explorer window

The Explorer window is used to open, browse, and manage all of the files and folders in your project. 

After opening a folder in Visual Studio Code, the contents of the folder are shown in the Explorer window. With the contents available in the Explorer window, you can do many things:

  • Create, rename, and delete files and folders
  • Move files and folders with drag and drop
  • Use the context menu to explore all options
You can drag and drop files into the Explorer from outside Visual Studio Code to copy them.

Visual Studio Code works very well with other command-line tools that you might already be using. If you want to run a command-line tool in the context of the folder you currently have open in Visual Studio Code, right-click the folder and select Open in Terminal (macOS or Linux) (or Open in Command Prompt on Windows).

You can also navigate to the location of a file or folder in the Windows File Explorer Window by right-clicking on a file or folder and selecting Reveal in Explorer (or Reveal in Finder on macOS, or Open Containing Folder on Linux).

Type   cmd + P  ( Quick Open) to quickly search and open a file by its name.