I spent some time looking for a solution to change the location of Visual Studio Code’s settings.json file without any luck.

But I found a solution.

Visual Studio Code’s settings JSON file is always located at the same path.

~/Library/Application\ Support/Code/User/settings.json

The way I worked around this limitation is by creating a symbolic link from this path to another file. In my case, I place settings.json on a Dropbox folder that is synchronized across my computers.

ln -s \
~/Dropbox/settings/vscode/settings.json \
~/Library/Application\ Support/Code/User/settings.json

• In Visual Studio Code's menu bar, go to Code › Preferences › Settings or press ⌘ + ,.
• Search for Render Whitespace (in the Search settings search bar).
• Set the value to none.

You can also set this value to all to show hidden characters throughout Visual Studio Code, or set it to be displayed for boundary, selection, or trailing.

• In Visual Studio Code's menu bar, go to Code › Preferences › Settings or press ⌘ + ,.
• Search for Render Whitespace (in the Search settings search bar).
• Set the value to all.

You can also set this value to none to hide hidden characters throughout Visual Studio Code, or set it to be displayed for boundary, selection, or trailing.

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