Clear Saved Windows Command History (PowerShell + VS Code Step-by-Step)

#command history#Powershell#command line
Clear Saved Windows Command History (PowerShell + VS Code Step-by-Step)
  1. Windows Powershell History Path
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C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\PSReadLine
  1. Clear VS Code Trusted Folders
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1) Press Ctrl + Shift + P.
2) Type and select, Workspace: Manage Workspace Trust
3) A panel will open — click "Manage Trusted Folders" 
  1. Clear Command Palette History
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Go to Settings>@tag:workspaceTrust
Click prompt always.
To get pop up of trust or not always everytime.

# Clear VS Code Command Palette History (PowerShell Script)

$vsCodeUserPath = "$env:APPDATA\Code\User\globalStorage"

# Define the main state database files that store history
$filesToDelete = @(
    "state.vscdb",
    "state.vscdb.backup"
)

# Delete the files if they exist
foreach ($file in $filesToDelete) {
    $filePath = Join-Path $vsCodeUserPath $file
    if (Test-Path $filePath) {
        Remove-Item $filePath -Force
        Write-Output "Deleted: $filePath"
    } else {
        Write-Output "Not found: $filePath"
    }
}

Write-Output "VS Code Command Palette history cleared."

# Optional: Restart VS Code
# Start-Process "code"
  1. Clear Recently Opened Folders
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1) Press Ctrl + Shift + P(on Windows)
2) In the Quick Open bar that shows up,type in "Clear Recently Opened".
3) You can either restart VS code now or choose to continue using it
Clear Saved Windows Command History (PowerShell + VS Code Step-by-Step