Why doesn't VS Code auto update on macOS?

I have VS Code on Windows and macOS, on Windows it auto updates but on macOS it doesn't.

How do I get VS Code to auto update on macOS?

Solution 1:

VS Code on macOS will not auto update if it's running from a read-only folder.

If you downloaded and are running VS Code from your Downloads folder, which is read-only, it will not auto update.

Solution:

When you've downloaded VS Code, drag the downloaded file to your applications directory and run it from there instead.

It will now auto update

Thanks to @gino mempin in the answer to my previous question for the inspiration How to turn on auto search on VS Code on macOs?

Solution 2:

I solved my problem with this command:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Visual\ Studio\ Code.app

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