vscode: The name ... is not valid as a file or folder name.

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes/No

VS Code Version: 1.67.1
OS Version: Windows11 10.0.222000

Steps to Reproduce:

trying to create a typescript file
I get an error popup the moment I enter a “.” Why am I getting an error for every file name I come up with ??

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State: closed
Created 2 years ago
Comments: 18 (7 by maintainers)

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Recording 2022-10-12 at 21 06 29

[Window Title] Visual Studio Code

[Main Instruction] Visual Studio Code

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Version: 1.72.1 (user setup) Commit: 129500ee4c8ab7263461ffe327268ba56b9f210d Date: 2022-10-10T17:22:48.346Z (1 day ago) Electron: 19.0.17 Chromium: 102.0.5005.167 Node.js: 16.14.2 V8: 10.2.154.15-electron.0 OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22621 Sandboxed: No

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Can someone send me a gif? I don’t see an issue on my end. You cannot end a file with a dot so it shows an error when you enter test. but if you enter test.ts that should work

windson on Oct 12, 2022