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Opening a file without read permissions does not yield an error #239298

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@CodingForFunToo

Type: Bug

When you open a file that the account that VSC is running on has no read permissions, VSC displays the file as empty without any warning.

When closing that file without changing it, VSC asks to save it.

VS Code version: Code 1.96.4 (cd4ee3b, 2025-01-16T00:16:19.038Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
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System Info
Item Value
CPUs Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8665U CPU @ 1.90GHz (8 x 2112)
GPU Status 2d_canvas: enabled
canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
vulkan: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg) undefined
Memory (System) 15.82GB (4.19GB free)
Process Argv C:\Users\renesnicek\Documents\SQL Server Management Studio\Projects\IFSF Server --crash-reporter-id 373998a2-9999-4c91-a4ec-a3c92c14dddb
Screen Reader no
VM 9%
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