Search in folder does not work

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Since Jun 29, 2026.

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Description

Type: Bug

  1. In Explorer, right-click on a folder and select "Find in Folder...".
  2. Observer that this copies the folder name into "files to include" in the Search panel.
  3. Enter a search string in the "Search" field.
  4. No results are shown.
  5. Delete the content in the "files to include" field.
  6. Observe that search results are shown for files in the folder under 1.

VS Code version: Code 1.126.0 (7e7950df89d055b5a378379db9ee14290772148a, 2026-06-23T01:46:13Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 25.5.0
Modes:

System Info
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CPUs Apple M3 Pro (12 x 2400)
GPU Status 2d_canvas: enabled
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Machine model name: Mac
Machine model version: 15.6
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: enabled_on
trees_in_viz: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
webgl: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg) 1, 2, 2
Memory (System) 36.00GB (0.23GB free)
Process Argv --crash-reporter-id 6e7abd8e-536f-4513-8d53-ecc694514401
Screen Reader no
VM 0%
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Todo Tree gruntfuggly.todo-tree Gruntfuggly 0.0.226
LaTeX Workshop james-yu.latex-workshop James-Yu 10.16.1
Code Spell Checker streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker streetsidesoftware 4.5.6
Swiss German - Code Spell Checker streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker-swiss-german streetsidesoftware 1.2.4
vscode-input-sequence tomoki1207.vscode-input-sequence tomoki1207 0.2.0
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