[Error] unhandlederror-Cannot resolve workspace for working directory URI: unknown:/
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Error Message
unhandlederror-Cannot resolve workspace for working directory URI: unknown:/
Stack Trace
at av._createNewSubsequentChat (./src/vs/sessions/contrib/providers/copilotChatSessions/browser/copilotChatSessionsProvider.ts:1802:0)
at av.createNewChat (./src/vs/sessions/contrib/providers/copilotChatSessions/browser/copilotChatSessionsProvider.ts:1774:0)
at Zat.openNewChatInSession (./src/vs/sessions/services/sessions/browser/sessionsManagementService.ts:632:50)
at G.run (./src/vs/sessions/contrib/sessions/browser/sessionsActions.ts:241:0)
at handler (./src/vs/platform/actions/common/actions.ts:728:41)
at fn (./src/vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiationService.ts:109:10)
at XYe._tryExecuteCommand (./src/vs/workbench/services/commands/common/commandService.ts:99:45)
at XYe.executeCommand (./src/vs/workbench/services/commands/common/commandService.ts:63:16)
at Ro.run (./src/vs/platform/actions/common/actions.ts:650:30)
at Ya.runAction (./src/vs/base/common/actions.ts:199:0)
at Ya.run (./src/vs/base/common/actions.ts:190:0)
at ic.onClick (./src/vs/platform/actions/browser/menuEntryActionViewItem.ts:218:0)
at HTMLLIElement. (./src/vs/base/browser/ui/actionbar/actionViewItems.ts:157:0)
Raw Stack Trace (minified)
Error: Cannot resolve workspace for working directory URI: unknown:/ at av._createNewSubsequentChat (out/vs/sessions/sessions.desktop.main.js:3921:35087) at av.createNewChat (out/vs/sessions/sessions.desktop.main.js:3921:34551) at Zat.openNewChatInSession (out/vs/sessions/sessions.desktop.main.js:3945:57845) at G.run (out/vs/sessions/sessions.desktop.main.js:3924:31810) at handler (out/vs/sessions/sessions.desktop.main.js:441:38258) at a.invokeFunction (out/vs/sessions/sessions.desktop.main.js:1408:943) at XYe._tryExecuteCommand (out/vs/sessions/sessions.desktop.main.js:1314:4959) at XYe.executeCommand (out/vs/sessions/sessions.desktop.main.js:1314:4373) at Ro.run (out/vs/sessions/sessions.desktop.main.js:441:37935) at Ya.runAction (out/vs/sessions/sessions.desktop.main.js:439:30104) at Ya.run (out/vs/sessions/sessions.desktop.main.js:439:30007) at ic.onClick (out/vs/sessions/sessions.desktop.main.js:882:125265) at HTMLLIElement.<anonymous> (out/vs/sessions/sessions.desktop.main.js:879:17175)
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Bucket ID | 9963fa59-a983-99a2-f251-4e29ad60f654 |
| Version | 1.123.0 |
| Commit | 6a44c352 |
| Last Seen | Mon Jun 08 2026 23:57:52 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Platforms | Mac, Windows, Linux |
| Product | VSCode |
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