extension puts a lock on dist folder

[kathleenwest-cbg]

Describe the bug

I found after installation that this extension puts a lock on the dist folder while it is active and I pretty cannot build or run my project. the test explorer feature is nice, but I had to disable the extension to resolve the lock issues. here is the extension version info with the bug

Identifier vitest.explorer Version 1.26.4 Last Updated 2025-08-08, 11:44:51

Reproduction

Windows 11

VS Code

Version: 1.103.0 (user setup) Commit: e3550cfac4b63ca4eafca7b601f0d2885817fd1f Date: 2025-08-06T21:40:10.271Z Electron: 37.2.3 ElectronBuildId: 12035395 Chromium: 138.0.7204.100 Node.js: 22.17.0 V8: 13.8.500258-electron.0 OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

Output

frequent memory resource lock of dist folder when the extension is enabled prevents user from build or run of project

Extension Version

1.26.4

Vitest Version

1.26.4

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