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[Error] unhandlederror-TreeError [FileExplorer] Unknown compressed tree node

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## Error Message
````
unhandlederror-TreeError [FileExplorer] Unknown compressed tree node
````

## Stack Trace
    at V_i.setChildren ([./src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/compressedObjectTreeModel.ts:166:9](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/a5b500951314efd502d07465bd138dfbd714a960/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/compressedObjectTreeModel.ts#L166))
    at t0t.setChildren ([./src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/compressedObjectTreeModel.ts:464:13](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/a5b500951314efd502d07465bd138dfbd714a960/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/compressedObjectTreeModel.ts#L464))
    at JLe.setChildren ([./src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/objectTree.ts:297:13](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/a5b500951314efd502d07465bd138dfbd714a960/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/objectTree.ts#L297))
    at jw.render ([./src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/asyncDataTree.ts:1329:0](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/a5b500951314efd502d07465bd138dfbd714a960/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/asyncDataTree.ts#L1329))
    at jw.render ([./src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/asyncDataTree.ts:1620:0](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/a5b500951314efd502d07465bd138dfbd714a960/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/asyncDataTree.ts#L1620))
    at jw.refreshAndRenderNode ([./src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/asyncDataTree.ts:1092:0](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/a5b500951314efd502d07465bd138dfbd714a960/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/asyncDataTree.ts#L1092))

Raw Stack Trace (minified)

````
Error: TreeError [FileExplorer] Unknown compressed tree node at V_i.setChildren (out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:946:12194) at t0t.setChildren (out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:946:16713) at JLe.setChildren (out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:946:21169) at jw.render (out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:946:41274) at jw.render (out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:946:45804) at jw.refreshAndRenderNode (out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:946:37876)
````

## Details
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Bucket ID | [`5366704f-bbc2-5830-65c2-34c6a2edeb40`](https://errors.code.visualstudio.com/bucket/5366704f-bbc2-5830-65c2-34c6a2edeb40?product=VSCode&extension=core&commit=a5b500951314efd502d07465bd138dfbd714a960) |
| Version | 1.133.0 |
| Commit | [`a5b50095`](https://insiders.vscode.dev/github/microsoft/vscode/tree/a5b500951314efd502d07465bd138dfbd714a960) |
| Last Seen | Wed Aug 12 2026 23:54:59 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Platforms | Mac, Windows, Linux |
| Product | VSCode |

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