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3 VS Code Settings Disable Minimap,Breadcrumbs,& Live Preview I IMMEDIATELY Turn Off
Mar 1, 2026
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Uh hello guys in this video I'll show
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you the three VS code settings that I
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immediately turn the turn off or
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disable. So these settings are mini map
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breadcrumbs and live preview. So one by
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one I will show you. So the first
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setting that you already know is this
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mini map that shows in the right corner
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of the screen. So it is of no use. It
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also takes a lot of space as well while
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you write the code as well. So it's very
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annoying as well. So now to disable this
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mini map, it's very simple. You go to
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the settings option. So go to file
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preferences, go to settings and right
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here, simply search for this mini map.
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So if you type mini map right here, by
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default it's enabled. So you just need
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to disable this. So just untick this
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option. So now what happens that mini
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map is no longer showing right here. It
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also creates a lot of extra space that
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you can use in writing code as well. So
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personally I don't use mini map so I
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disable this. The second setting is this
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breadcrumbs that shows while you open
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any file right here. It shows the total
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number of functions which are there. So
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it appears right here. It also shows the
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total number of files the actual so it
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easy for you to navigate between
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different files.
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So at s some scenarios it can be useful
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but personally I don't use it. It also
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creates a lot of confusion as well. So
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now to disable this again you go to
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settings and simply search for
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bread crumbs.
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So if you simply search for breadcrumbs
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the setting will come right here. By
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default it's enabled. So again you just
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need to untick this option. So to
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disable this. So now once again that now
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breadcrumbs are not showing right here.
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So this also creates a lot of extra
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space to write the code here. So you
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will see now it is disabled.
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So the last setting is really important
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in VS code which is the most annoying
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setting. So while you open multiple
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files let's suppose I show you the first
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file you open right here. You will see
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the file is opened. And now if you open
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the second file here, it uh closes the
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previous file. So that's a really
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annoying setting. So as you see, we open
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the second file here. It closes the
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previous file that I opened right here.
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So
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So now to disable this, you again go to
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settings right here.
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So it's actually live preview settings.
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So go to file
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preferences and go to settings and
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inside the search bar simply type here
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live preview.
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So yeah, so as soon as you type editor
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live preview, the second option this
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come this one editor suggest preview. So
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by defaults it will be checked. So just
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need to uncheck this option. So as soon
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as you do this now what happens?
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So once you open multiple files
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let me see what is live preview setting
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is there. So
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I think it is present inside editor.
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Sorry this one. This setting not this
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one. This setting workbench editor
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enable preview. This is the once you
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open editor live preview. Search this.
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This is a third setting. So by default
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it will be enabled. So just un untick
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this option to disable this. So now what
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happens once you open multiple files so
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that previous file will stay. So this is
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the most annoying setting. So this
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creates confusion because the previous
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file is closed while you open the new
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file. So this is three settings of VS
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code that you should immediately disable
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or turn off.