window.openFoldersInNewWindow on is causing connection slowness

[nicolashenry]

Describe what happened:

When this Visual Studio Code setting is set:

"window.openFoldersInNewWindow": "on",

and trying to join a live share session, the connection takes some minutes to list the remote files (and sometimes it never comes).

If I comment this setting, there is no issue.

What was your system configuration?

Product and Version [VS/VSCode]: VSCode 1.63.2 OS Version[macOS/Windows]: Windows 10 Live Share Extension Version: v1.0.5242 Target Platform or Language [e.g. Node.js]: Javascript

Steps to Reproduce / Scenario:

1. Add "window.openFoldersInNewWindow": "on" in Visual Studio Code settings
2. Restart Visual Studio Code
3. Click on "Join" in Visual Studio Code Live Share extension and paste a live share link
4. Wait that the new window opens and see that the files are really long to (or never) load.

Please attach logs to this issue:

vsls-logs.zip

Screenshots

[Baccata]

I'm experiencing the exact same issue.

Product and Version [VS/VSCode]: VSCode 1.67.1 OS Version[macOS/Windows]: MacOS Monterey (12.3.1) Live Share Extension Version: v1.0.5561

[rashfael]

I also have the same issue. When trying to join a session, a new window opens, there is a progress indicator in the file tree, but nothing ever happens. The popup that usually shows up: is also not displayed when "window.openFoldersInNewWindow": "on" is set.

Product and Version [VS/VSCode]: VSCode 1.69.2 OS: Linux x64 5.18.16-arch1-1 Live Share Extension Version: v1.0.5669

[derekbekoe]

We’re not able to prioritize this issue over the other higher-impact issues we receive every week, based on the votes and comments from others in the community and our understanding of the issue. We understand this may be disappointing; we've all been there, whether in this project or others we've contributed to. However, rest assured that we love your input. If you feel it deserves to stay open, then clarify your use case and contact us to let us know how severe it’s for you.