Visual Studio Code install location

Solution 1:

Update 10.11.2018

If you do a complete re-install, including uninstalling prior versions of code installed on your machine the new version will be installed at

C:\Users\{UserName}\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code

Update 06.07.2018

Since Version 1.25 VS Code supports portable mode. Instructions on how to use this are documented here.

You will need the ZIP file download version - not the installer. After unzipping the contents of the archive, create a data folder inside the folder, where code.exe is located. All settings will now be saved there and can be brought along with you.

|- VSCode-win32-x64-1.25.0-insider
|   |- Code.exe (or code executable)
|   |- data
|   |- ...

On macOS, the folder must be named code-portable-data and has to be a sibling of the app itself. Not inside the app.

|- Visual Studio Code.app
|- code-portable-data

The reasoning behind this can be read here: What is VSCode User Setup for Windows?

Update

If you are using the x64 version, the path is:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\
C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe   

Original answer

At this point and time (Version 1.19.2) Vs code no longer resides in your AppData folder, but under

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code\
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe   

Solution 2:

I used the new VSCode User Setup installer on Windows 10, and found the executable here:

C:\Users\my-username\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\

Solution 3:

There are two types of installer available for VSCode. Go to link to find type of installer you want.

If you are using/going for User Installer, the version will be installed at:

C:\Users\{UserName}\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code

If you are using/going for 64bit System installer, the version will be installed at:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\

If you are using/going for 32bit System installer, the version will be installed at:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code\

Solution 4:

Okay. I found it in the docs.

C:\Users\my.user\AppData\Local\Code\app-0.1.0

Solution 5:

The way I find most intuitive and easy to remember is:

1. Search for Visual Studio Code in the Windows 10 search bar -> right-click -> Open File Location

   For me this goes directly to:

   C:\Users\{YOUR_NAME}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Visual Studio Code

2. Right-click on the shortcut -> Properties -> Start in:

   "C:\Users\{YOUR_NAME}\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code"