Cannot read properties of null (reading 'modified')

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Since May 26, 2026.

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Description

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

  • VS Code Version: 1.121.0
  • OS Version: Windows 11

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. open SCM
  2. view a large enough diff such that diffEditor.maxComputationTime is exceeded by a lot
  3. view another diff
  4. click Remove limit
  5. notice that all diffs stop working
    and many other VSCode features stop working
    like sometimes saving files etc

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7cde9852-7c33-45de-aef0-60f9723d95d7

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