VS Code Automatically Deleted Itself? Restore Everything in 2 Minutes

Ever had that heart-stopping moment? You're ready to jump into your project, you click the familiar blue icon, and... nothing happens. You search for it. It's gone. Vanished. It feels like Visual Studio Code just packed its bags and left without a word.

If you're here, you've likely just experienced this tech nightmare. First, take a deep breath. You're not alone, and more importantly,  "your precious setup, your extensions, themes, and settings" is almost certainly safe.

This strange issue, often happening after a botched automatic update, leaves behind a ghost of an installation. The main application is gone, but your configuration is usually still hiding on your system.

Let's get you back up and running.

The Real Reason VS Code Disappeared

While it may seem like a digital ghost story, the most common culprit is often a failed update process. When VS Code attempts to update itself, it may create a temporary backup of the core files, delete the old ones, and then fail before it can replace them with the new ones. This leaves the main executable missing, causing the program to "disappear" from your system, even though your user data remains intact.

Your Step-by-Step Restoration Guide

Follow these simple steps carefully. This should take less than two minutes.

Step 1: Navigate to the VS Code Program Folder

Your first instinct might be to look in Program Files, but the user-level installation of VS Code lives in your AppData folder. The easiest way to get there is to use a shortcut.

• Press Win + R on your keyboard to open the Run dialogue.
• Type %LOCALAPPDATA% and press Enter.
• This will open the Local folder inside your AppData. Now, navigate into the Programs folder, and then Microsoft VS Code.

The full path should look like this:

C:\Users\<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\

(Pro-Tip: Replace <YOUR_USERNAME> with your actual Windows username if you're navigating manually.)

Step 2: Find the Hidden Backup Folder

Inside the Microsoft VS Code directory, you should see a strangely named folder, an underscore (_). This is the temporary folder created by the failed update process. It contains all the core files that went missing.

Step 3: Copy and Paste the Core Files

• Double-click to open the _ folder.
• Select everything inside it (Ctrl + A).
• Copy all the files (Ctrl + C).
• Return to the main Microsoft VS Code directory.
• Paste everything you copied directly into this folder (Ctrl + V). Windows might ask you if you want to replace any files; choose "Yes" or "Replace the files in the destination."

By doing this, you are manually completing the update that failed.

Step 4: Reinstall VS Code (The Final Step!)

The files are now in the correct location, but Windows' registry and shortcuts may still be corrupted. The final step is to simply reinstall VS Code over your existing setup.

• Go to the official Visual Studio Code download page.
• Download the latest "System Installer" or "User Installer" for Windows (the User Installer is most common).
• Run the installer. Do not uninstall anything. Simply run the new installer and allow it to complete the installation.

The installer will detect the existing files, repair the installation, fix your shortcuts, and restore your VS Code to full functionality.

Hurrah! Launch VS Code. You should find all your extensions, themes, and settings exactly as you left them. Your GitHub or Microsoft account should still be logged in, and your recent projects should be right there waiting for you.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q1: Will I lose all my installed extensions and themes?

A: No! This method specifically preserves your user data. Extensions, settings (settings.json), and keymaps are stored separately from the core program files and are restored accordingly.

Q2: How can I prevent this from happening again?

A: While you can't always prevent an update from failing, you can be prepared for it. Periodically backing up your settings using an extension like "Settings Sync" (now built into VS Code) is a great idea. Sync your settings to your GitHub or Microsoft account for easy recovery on any machine.

Q3: Does this work on Mac or Linux?

A: This specific file path is for Windows. However, the principle is the same. A failed update on Mac or Linux would require finding the application directory and performing a similar restoration, followed by a reinstall from the official .dmg or .deb/.rpm package.

Did this guide save your day? Do you have any other questions? Drop a comment below and let us know. Happy coding!

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[Solved] How to Fix 'The request is blocked' Error on LinkedIn or Microsoft

Are you seeing error messages like "The request is blocked," "Service unavailable," "Request denied" or "Account network blocked" when you try to visit LinkedIn? It can be really frustrating, especially if you rely on LinkedIn for networking, job hunting, or business opportunities. This usually happens because security software like Avast Antivirus unintentionally blocks the sites. In this post, I'll explain why this happens and offer a simple solution to get back on LinkedIn without compromising your online security.

Why Does This Happen?

You know, antivirus programs like Avast are meant to protect your computer from online threats by checking websites and stopping potentially harmful ones. But sometimes, this protection can be a bit too cautious, and it ends up mistakenly flagging safe websites like LinkedIn. The Web Shield component of Avast, in particular, can cause these errors, leading to all sorts of access problems on legitimate websites. A lot of folks have said they get error messages like "The request is blocked" when they try to get on LinkedIn.

Step-by-Step Solution

To resolve this issue without turning off your antivirus protection, you can simply add LinkedIn to Avast's Web Shield exceptions. This will allow LinkedIn to get through the Web Shield without affecting security checks for other sites.

Here’s how you can do it:

1. Open Avast Antivirus: Start by opening your Avast application. You can do this from your desktop, start menu, or system tray.

2. Navigate to Web Shield: Go to 'Explorer', select 'Web Shield', and click on 'Open Web Shield'.

3. Access Exceptions Settings: Within the Web Shield interface, locate and select 'Exceptions' and click on 'Add Exception'.

4. Add LinkedIn as an Exception: Now enter *.linkedin.com in the field provided to ensure all LinkedIn subdomains are included. This wildcard ensures the exception applies to both HTTP and HTTPS protocols of LinkedIn.

5. Save and Exit: After adding the URL, save your changes and exit the settings menu.

6. Test LinkedIn Access: Try accessing LinkedIn again. It should now load without triggering the previously encountered error messages like "The request is blocked," "Service unavailable," "Request denied," or "Account network blocked".

By setting an exception for LinkedIn in Avast's Web Shield, you're basically making sure that the site won't get blocked incorrectly, which is important for your professional work. It’s important to only make exceptions for websites you trust to keep your online activities secure.

Conclusion

With these steps, you can quickly restore access to LinkedIn and avoid common errors like "Account network blocked" and "Request denied." This post not only helps you tackle these specific issues but also enhances your understanding of how to manage your antivirus software to support rather than hinder your internet usage. Remember, it's crucial to keep your security settings updated and fine-tuned to balance safety with accessibility. 

Rest assured, you're not alone in this, and I'm here to help you comment below.

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How to fix Google AdSense error "We apologize for the inconvenience..."

Google Adsense Publisher

Google AdSense is an excellent way for bloggers to make money from their blogs. You can sign up as an advertiser and place ads on your site that will generate revenue based on impressions, clicks, or conversions.

While using Google AdSense, you may face a lot of issues and errors. From the beginning to start with a new AdSense account until you get your first payment. Anyway, I will let you know about other issues some other time. Right now, I'm letting you know about the basic problem many AdSense publishers face while using the AdSense dashboard.

When you click on the Policy Center or Payment settings, the below error will propagate. 

We apologize for the inconvenience, but we are unable to process your request at this time. Our engineers have been notified of this problem and will work to resolve it.

It's very frustrating because many others will say to fix the Google AdSense issue, "We apologize for the inconvenience..." then clear cookies, cache even some will say log out and then log in after some days bla bla bla. I will tell you don't listen to them. :P

The only reason for this error is that you are using Ads Blocker, no matter which ads blocker you are using, but the ads blocker is the only reason for this issue.

How to fix Google AdSense error "We apologize for the inconvenience..."

1. Disable Ads Blocker.
2. Hit Refresh or F-5.

Disable Ad Blocker for Google AdSense

After disabling Ad Blocker hit Refresh

I'm sorry for making this tutorial a little bit longer. That's what the Google Search Engine algorithm wants me to do; otherwise, you won't find my tutorial on top of other pages.  

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How To Enable HTTPS/SSL Certificate for Custom Domain in Blogger

HTTPS For Blogger

Blogger with a custom domain and without SSL is nothing. You will lose your visitors as a search engine like Google will send your website back because HTTPS is essential, as search engines now need trust before sending a visitor to any link. If a site does not have HTTPS or SSL, a search engine like google or any other will try to send your website to the bottom or even off to any other pages, with this way, you will lose organic traffic. No matter how strong your content is, a search engine will not bring your site up if you don't have an SSL Certificate installed.

What is an SSL Certificate?

SSL Certificate installation is the process of installing a digital certificate onto your website or blog. SSL will ensure that all data transferred between you and your visitors are encrypted, making it difficult for hackers to steal sensitive information like credit card numbers.

Why is SSL Important?

SSL plays an essential role in SEO, and it's mandatory to have an HTTPS if you want to rank your website with various search engines like Google, Bing, Yandex, etc. Even almost all browsers are now issuing a warning message of "not secure" if your website doesn't have a valid SSL Certificate Installed.

According to SemRush

As of 2021, more than 500 million blogs exist out there, with more than 409 million visitors each month.  Users produce around 70 million new posts and 77 million new comments each month. Content marketing predicts to be an industry worth $412.88 billion.

Now, let's make it short you came here to know how to install an SSL certificate on your blogger blog or enable HTTPS on your blogger blog. Before moving on further, make sure in blogger in Settings find Publishing and confirm that Custom domain installed, and Redirect domain is active.

No please follow the below steps to install a free SSL certificate for the blogger blog.

Steps:

• Go to Settings
• Go down to HTTPS

You will see below HTTPS availability Status: No.

• Just turn on HTTPS availability, and you will see the Status Unknown.

• After this, refresh the page, and now you will see Status: Pending - HTTPS Availability is being processed. Try again later.

Now you have to wait for 5-10 minutes, and Google Trust Services LLC will issue you an SSL Certificate for Free Forever.

• Now refresh the page, and you will see Status is available.

• Now turn on the HTTPS redirects

And that's all. 

I know you must have some queries, but before you ask me a question, I'm trying to cover almost all of your questions here below. If you still have any questions, you can ask me in the comment section below.

Why is my blogger site not secure?

Because you did not enable HTTPS for your blogger, go to Settings, scroll down to HTTPS and turn HTTPS redirects.

Blogger HTTPS availability is Status unknown?

When you turn on HTTPS availability, the Status will become unknown, refresh the page, and you will see the result.

Blogger HTTPS not working?

Sometimes it happens when you google issue an SSL certificate, but you still see the HTTPS is not working, don't be panic. It will take some time, it can be up to 30minutes, and your certificate will become available globally. 

What to do when blogger SSL Error "Status: Pending - HTTPS Availability is being processed. Try again later?".

Don't be panic. Google is issuing an SSL certificate, and it may take a while.

How much time does blogger take to issue an SSL?

It will take 5-10minutes, but it can take up to 30minutes in rare cases.

It took more than 30 minutes. HTTPS availability status is still pending. What to do?

May any conflict happens, in this case, you have to verify certain things; first, check your custom domain is setup correctly and working, and make sure your custom domain is not expired. Then you have to turn off HTTPS availability and turned it on again after a minute. And then, wait for 5-10 minutes, and you will get your FREE SSL certificate for your custom domain in blogger.

HTTPS availability Status: Failed - HTTPS SSL Certificate failed to be processed?

This is the error when your domain is not properly working or DNS is removed, or not accessible or maybe you just recently change it to blogger, please give it some time, DNS normally takes 12hrs-72hrs to propagate properly. Once your domain working properly then you can simply Install HTTPS for your blogger.

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How To Unblock Your URL On Facebook - Unblock My URL Within Tutorial Live

Unblock URL From Facebook

    People faced a huge amount of blocking websites from Facebook when Facebook released its webmaster tool. Actually, the Facebook webmaster tool blacklist many of the websites, as the website grows quickly. I noticed this issue when my brand new web, got blocked by Facebook for no reason, actually, I know how to bring a website on the first page of Google, also I know how to make your website popular on social media, I will write a post on it if I got some spare time.

    I searched this issue for several days, I find nothing on the internet, even Facebook Community Help haven't any solution. All of them said, click on "Let us Know" and submit a form, and your website will be unblocked, within a few days. I tried that, as Facebook suggests that as well.

Facebook URL Blocked Community Standards

Facebook Blocks Let Us Know

Let Us Know: https://web.facebook.com/help/contact/571927962827151

    But this did not help me because Facebook clearly wrote:

To help keep Facebook safe, we sometimes block certain content and actions. If you think we’ve made a mistake, please let us know. While we aren’t able to review individual reports, the feedback you provide will help us improve the ways we keep Facebook safe

    So, I notice something suspicious here, "While we aren’t able to review individual reports", and this forced me to research more, so I tried, tried, and tried...

    But, one day I got lucky, I came to know that there is a way to contact Facebook Support directly, and they will help you only if the issue is related to any business. And let me tell you that the issue of unblocking websites on Facebook is related to business. So, Facebook will definitely help you with this.

So here is the start of "how to unblock my website URL on Facebook".

Step 1: Visit Facebook business help: https://web.facebook.com/business/help

Step 2: Scroll down and at the bottom click "Get Started".

Click on Get Started

Step 3: Then below Are you an Advertiser? Click on "Get Support".

Click on Get Support

    Now you have to choose the way to contact Facebook Support, there are two ways to contact them, don't worry they will reply on both if you want to get quicker help, then you have to choose the chat but most of the time team on the chat support are so much busy, if you choose Email then you have to write the complete details you can see email template.

Hi Facebook,

    My website is blocked by Facebook, I think its a mistake, I submit the form given by "Let us Know" several times, but I didn't receive any reply from Facebook. I have read "Facebook Community Standards" and the website is normal and safe for user and do not have any harmful thing to be blocked.

    So, I want to submit an appeal, please consider my appeal and check my website and unblock my website, ASAP.

    My audience are worried about it please help me. Here is my website URL.

    1. Page ID : {PAGE_ID_YOU_GET_IT_IN_ABOUT_SECTION}

    2. Blocked website URL: {URL_OF_BLOCKED_WEBSITE}

Thank you
Regards,

{YOUR_NAME}

    To Chat there are not two ways of contacting via chat, as of today 2021, I can see two options to start a chat. 

1st Method: Below "Are you an Advertiser?" Click on "Get Support". Then click on "Chat" and submit the form given to you by Facebook and "Start Chat", but most of the time this option is not available because Facebook advertiser supports busy a lot, so you can go for 2nd method.

2nd Method: Below "Do you use Audience Network?" Click on "Get Support". Then click on "Chat".

    Submit the form to contact via chat, business ID will be required. Property ID, you can select it from the dropdown, then choose the question type "Business Manager", then select Other and write your Subject Title.

    Now Start Chat.

    Facebook Support will reply back, tell them to Unblock your URL. Here is the template you can copy and paste to them.

My website is blocked by Facebook, I think its a mistake, I submit the form given by "Let us Know" several times, but I didn't receive any reply from Facebook. I have read "Facebook Community Standards" and the website is normal and safe for user and do not have any harmful thing to be blocked.

So, I want to submit an appeal, please consider my appeal and check my website and unblock my website, ASAP.

And wait for their reply and then chat according to their reply, they will ask you about the

    1. Page ID : 

    2. Blocked website URL: 

If your website has a page you can simply give them your Page ID, and your website URL. They will submit your appeal.

Here is my chat with Facebook.

 

Now wait for 2-7 days and your website will be unblocked. My website was unblocked in 2 days.

Email proof of unblocking

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