OSX VS Code fails to update

[designnotdrum]

• VSCode Version: 1.5.3
• OS Version: OSX 10.11.6

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Launch VS Code
2. Get prompted to update & restart VS Code
3. Click "Update Now"
4. VS Code terminates
5. VS Code does not update
6. Manually restart VS Code
7. Verify that version has not changed

[designnotdrum]

I will add that this is not a new problem - I have experienced it for the past several releases, since at least March 2016.

The only solution I have found is to manually download the latest release and install.

[Nikki1993]

Can't reproduce it on macOS 10.12, successfully installed 1.6 on top of 1.5.3 update. Have you tried running permission check in macOS disk utility?

[designnotdrum]

@Nikki1993 - I just repaired all permissions and am still encountering the same issue.

[joaomoreno]

#7426

[sheljohn]

It looks like this issue persists (#7426 is still in the backlogs).

In the meantime, you can update manually with the following steps:

• Detach the VSCode icon(s) from your Dock if any (Right click - Options - Remove from dock).
• Locate the folder(s) Visual Studio Code.app. Most likely in /Applications, but could be anywhere else, depending on where you put it/them (eg ~/local/app), and there can be several ones in different places.
• Delete this/these folder(s). Your preferences will not be affected, as these should be stored separately in ~/.vscode/.
• Download the latest version from the official webpage, uncompress it, and move the .app folder wherever you like.
• Open a terminal, and type the following commands:

xattr -srd com.apple.quarantine "/path/to/VSCode"
command ls -alR@ "/path/to/VSCode" | grep quarantine -B 1

The first command removes the quarantine attributes from everything within the .app folder, the second makes sure no quarantine attribute is left; there should be no output to the second command. Obviously you should replace "/path/to/VSCode" with wherever you put the .app folder.

• Finally you can drag the .app folder to your Dock, if you want to have it there.