VSCode "Open Editors" panel not showing
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I don't know what I have done but I cannot see the "Open Editors" panel in the Explorer view

Image of Open Editors missing

I note also that clicking on the three dots (Views and More Actions...) to the right of the word Explorer at the top of the explorer panel the word Folders is greyed out

Image of Folders greyed out

Can anyone point me to the setting I need to change in order to rectify this situation?

Ravelment answered 12/3, 2022 at 15:59 Comment(3)
What is your setting Editor > Open Editors: Visible set to?Corker
It is set to 9. I did discover that setting it to 0 (zero) suppresses the the Open Editors panel in researching this problem. I did not discover anything else that affects its visibility, hence the question :-)Ravelment
related and possibly a dup of https://mcmap.net/q/827755/-how-can-i-find-and-restore-a-missing-view-view-subsection-or-panel-in-vs-code/11107541Slyviasm
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In the View menu, select Open View... and then Open Editors.

3 dots on extreme right hand side has an option - keep editors open --> set it to default view. Once done the open editors will be visible on the left.

This is considering you have default VS Code layout... I am currently using version 1.68.1.

Daytoday answered 14/7, 2022 at 20:41 Comment(0)
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Just in case anyone else has the same problem here is how I resolved my issue. I won't bore you with how I discovered the solution.
Right-click in the activity bar, this will bring up a context menu with the entry for Open Editors listed but not marked with a tick
Activity bar context menu.

Clicking on "Open Editors" in this context menu brings up a new icon in the activity bar that looks like an open book
Open Editor icon

Right-clicking on this new icon reveals another context menu that includes the option to reset the location of the Open Editors panel.
Open Editor context menu

Selecting this option resolves the problem.

How I got into the problem in the first place is still difficult to ascertain. With the activity bar in its default configuration I must have dragged the "Open Editors" header to somewhere on the activity bar, that clearly removes it from the Explorer side bar but how I inadvertently right clicked this new icon and selected "Hide 'Open Editors'" without realising remains a mystery.

Ravelment answered 12/3, 2022 at 18:49 Comment(2)
this one is correct answer, all other solutions did not workedKeturahkeung
i think it happens when you (accidentally) drag the open editors or the explorer pane aroundWitkowski
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I am using VSCode Version 1.84.2 and here is what worked for me. Open up the Explorer side panel, click on the hamburger menu and make sure "Open Editors" is selected.

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Stableman answered 24/11, 2023 at 8:45 Comment(0)
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In VS Code, go to Settings and in the search box, type explorer.openEditors.visible. Set the value in the dialogue box to any number greater than 0 and you are good to go. Refer to the image below.

Open Editors in VS Code

Biernat answered 30/11, 2022 at 10:16 Comment(0)
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VS Code main menu bar: "View" --> "Open View..." --> (scroll down) "Open Editors"

[vscode 1.77 on Mac]

Cynthia answered 27/4, 2023 at 19:13 Comment(0)
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VS Code main menu bar: "View" --> "Open View..." --> (scroll down) "Open Editors"

Worked for me in 1.87

What a mess changing the location of the setting so much.

Prehistory answered 8/3 at 8:7 Comment(0)
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I had to go View -- menu to make the Open Editors section visible.

Ricotta answered 5/1 at 15:49 Comment(0)

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