Recommended place to store code files when using VS Code, OneDrive?

Question

Long time user of windows and also of VS Code but I'm wondering what the recommended method is for storing code files on a Windows computer. If I store code files somewhere under the Documents folder then it gets backed up to OneDrive but that has issues when you want to access that code form difference computers. Python virtual environments don't seem to share properly across computers via OneDrive.

So, is the recommended method to store code files locally in a directory that won't get backed up to OneDrive and then use github to work on and synchronize coding project on different machines?

Answer 1

The recommended method for storing code files when using VS Code and OneDrive is to store the files locally in a directory that won't get backed up to OneDrive. This will allow you to access the code from different computers without any issues. GitHub is a good option for working on and synchronizing coding projects on different machines.

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References:

• Configure your local environment for deploying Python web apps on Azure - Working with Visual Studio Code
• Get started using Python on Windows for beginners - Install Git (optional)
• How Visual Studio makes version control easy with Git
• Set up file storage and sharing in Microsoft 365 - Microsoft 365 document storage and management