How to Migrate Settings from VS Code to VS Code Insiders?

Answer given by Google Bard

There are a few ways to migrate your VS Code settings to VS Code Insiders.

Method 1: Use the Settings Sync extension

The Settings Sync extension allows you to sync your settings across multiple instances of VS Code. To use this method, follow these steps:

1. Install the Settings Sync extension from the VS Code Marketplace.
2. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and type "settings sync".
3. Select the "Settings Sync: Configure" command.
4. In the Settings Sync configuration dialog, select the "Stable sync service" option.
5. Click the "Save" button.
6. Open VS Code Insiders.
7. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and type "settings sync".
8. Select the "Settings Sync: Enable" command.
9. Sign in to your account.
10. Your settings from the Stable version of VS Code will be synced to VS Code Insiders.

Method 2: Export and import your settings

You can also export your settings from the Stable version of VS Code and import them into VS Code Insiders. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open the Stable version of VS Code.
2. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and type "export settings".
3. Select the "Export Settings" command.
4. In the Export Settings dialog, select the "All settings" option.
5. Click the "Save" button.
6. Open VS Code Insiders.
7. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and type "import settings".
8. Select the "Import Settings" command.
9. In the Import Settings dialog, select the file that you exported in step 4.
10. Click the "Open" button.
11. Your settings from the Stable version of VS Code will be imported into VS Code Insiders.

Method 3: Manually copy your settings

You can also manually copy your settings from the Stable version of VS Code to VS Code Insiders. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open the Stable version of VS Code.
2. Open the folder that contains your VS Code settings. This folder is typically located at %appdata%\Code\User on Windows, ~/.config/Code/User on Linux, and ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User on macOS.
3. Copy the settings.json file.
4. Open VS Code Insiders.
5. Open the folder that contains your VS Code settings. This folder is typically located at %appdata%\Code - Insiders\User on Windows, ~/.config/Code - Insiders/User on Linux, and ~/Library/Application Support/Code - Insiders/User on macOS.
6. Paste the settings.json file.
7. Your settings from the Stable version of VS Code will be copied to VS Code Insiders.

Which method you choose to use will depend on your preferences. If you want to use the Settings Sync extension, you can do so without having to manually copy any files. However, if you don't want to use the Settings Sync extension, you can manually copy your settings.