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Problems (red) on Java files/packages mostly after cleaning workspace
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Description
I have a problem where Java files and packages in vscode stay red showing a problem. This happens mostly after cleaning workspace.
I use workspaces with many different maven projects in each and it occures in all of them.
The problems shown in the problems view are The import foo.bar cannot be resolved and MyJavaClass cannot be resolved to a type. I can only fix this, if I open every single file once. Then the problmes go away automatically, but this is really annoying to do.
Environment
- Operating System: Windows 10 20H2
- JDK version:
- Visual Studio Code version: 1.69.2
- Java extension version: 1.9.0
Steps To Reproduce
Clean workspace with multiple folders of multimodule maven projects. At least using my projects this happens.
Current Result
VS Code showing a bunch of problems and red projects

Expected Result
No problems in VS Code and no red projects.
Additional Informations
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Research direction
Reproduce the report with a cleaned VS Code workspace containing multiple folders and multimodule Maven projects, using the stated Windows 10, VS Code 1.69.2, and Java extension 1.9.0 environment. Confirm whether imports and types remain unresolved until each file is opened; done means the Problems view and project markers clear without opening every file.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100