VS Code (Copilot Chat)

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sqlite may hold secrets · personal data · source code

GitHub Copilot Chat history persists locally in per-workspace SQLite state stores.

Where it lives

macOS ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/workspaceStorage/**/state.vscdb
Linux ~/.config/Code/User/workspaceStorage/**/state.vscdb
Windows ~/AppData/Roaming/Code/User/workspaceStorage/**/state.vscdb

What you can do

Clear chat sessions from within VS Code to reduce local retention.
Keep the Code application-support folder out of cloud-synced locations.

Source: github.com

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sqlite may hold secrets · personal data · source code

VS Code global state, which can include Copilot chat and other AI extension data.

Where it lives

macOS ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/state.vscdb
Linux ~/.config/Code/User/globalStorage/state.vscdb
Windows ~/AppData/Roaming/Code/User/globalStorage/state.vscdb

What you can do

Keep the Code application-support folder out of cloud-synced locations.

This describes where VS Code (Copilot Chat) stores data. Metadata only, never your content. Confidence: verified. Spot a mistake? Tell us.