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Code Helper process by VS Code eating my cpu

I've been using VS Code on MacOs for a long time without any issues.

But rencently i noticed my machine's fan turned on all the time and when looking on Activity Monitor, the process 'Code Helper' is always using a lot of cpu and only stops when i close VS Code.

Currenlty i'm on this VS Code version :

Version: 1.74.1 (Universal)
Commit: 1ad8d514439d5077d2b0b7ee64d2ce82a9308e5a
Date: 2022-12-14T10:33:40.793Z (5 days ago)
Electron: 19.1.8
Chromium: 102.0.5005.167
Node.js: 16.14.2
V8: 10.2.154.15-electron.0
OS: Darwin x64 22.1.0
Sandboxed: No

When i open Vs Code no error message is shown.

Any ideas ?

Solution

  • I disabled all extensions installed and the problem is gone. So i enabled one by one until i found the culprit. In my case the problem was the extension "Settings sync". I will leave it disabled for a while until a new update is out.