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  1. I have an open folder in VSCode, eg /folders/project1, this is my workspace.
  2. I want to add a file from outside of this folder, eg /media/files/file1.

I wish there was a VSCode command that displays a file picker that I can select any file on my computer's memory, and that file ends up in a folder opened as workspace.

For example: 3. In VSCode select the file /media/files/file1 and it lands in workspace as /folders/project1/file1

How to do it? I can't find anything.

Of course I know I can do this manually in the file manager, but I want to do it without leaving VSCode.

lukaszpolowczyk
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The closest thing to this (at least without add-ons as one of the commenters suggested) is dragging and dropping a file to one of the folders in open in the VS Code explorer.

You can consider File Explorer to be the "file picker" you wish for.
Bonus: If you are using Windows, ⊞ Win+e opens the file explorer if that'll speed you up ;)

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Harvastum
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This extension works exactly as I need it to:
Import file to folder - Visual Studio Marketplace

It also works to add to root folder.

lukaszpolowczyk
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