Settings file is not saved

[andy9a9]

Describe the bug IDE could not change the settings.json file.

Please confirm that this problem is VSCodium-specific

• [x] This bug doesn't happen if I use Microsoft's Visual Studio Code. It only happens in VSCodium.

Please confirm that the issue/resolution isn't already documented

• [x] I checked the Docs page and my issue is not mentioned there.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. VSCodium -> Settings -> Profiles -> Show Contents...
2. Double click on settings.json
3. Modify content
4. Save file
5. Open terminal
6. cat ~/Library/Application\ Support/VSCodium/User/settings.json
7. Content without change...

Expected behavior Even if the 777 mask has been used for settings.json, IDE is not applying any change. After IDE restart it used the previous content. If I change the file manually in console, the IDE use the actual content.

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Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Mac OS
• Architecture: arm64
• Version: 1.78.2.23132
• App Manager: Homebrew
• Sandboxed: no

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[snobb]

I noticed that the issue happens when the JSON is invalid (beyond comments that are allowed in VSCodium). Eg. missing comma or a comma after the last element of an object or an array. Fixing issues with the JSON in the settings.json normally solves it.

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