vscode: typescript/lib/lib.d.ts not found in all jsconfig.json files without target

I also had this error in tsconfig.node.json. I restarted TS Server in VSCode and then it fixed.

cmd + shift + p

Added "target": "esnext" and now it just works.

# tsconfig.node.js
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "esnext",
    "composite": true,
    "module": "ESNext",
    "moduleResolution": "Node",
    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true
  },
  "include": [
    "vite.config.ts"
  ]
}

Here is what worked for me!

Close the VS Code.

yarn global add next@latest yarn global add typescript@latest

Open your project rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json

Re-open your project!

Also, check your VS Code extension, Install the official Javascript & Typescript extension by Microsoft.

I hope this helps!

I also had this error in tsconfig.node.json. I restarted TS Server in VSCode and then it fixed.

cmd + shift + p

I tried this, but it didn’t work for me. I thought I was the only one with this issue after updating VS Code.

EDIT: So, what I did to fix this issue was copy a lib.d.ts file from a recent project I worked on to the lib directory. The error was no longer present after saving via the jsconfig.json file.

Before:

After:

EDIT #2: I downloaded an older version of VS Code for macOS (1.73.1) and copied the file from Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/node_modules/typescript/lib/lib.d.ts. The reason was because the current version (1.74.0) did not have the file in the lib directory. I observed some of the lib.d.ts files on my Mac were different. The file in the lib directory looks like this:

Here is the code:

/*! *****************************************************************************
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use
this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the
License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

THIS CODE IS PROVIDED ON AN *AS IS* BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
MERCHANTABLITY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

See the Apache Version 2.0 License for specific language governing permissions
and limitations under the License.
***************************************************************************** */



/// <reference no-default-lib="true"/>


/// <reference lib="es5" />
/// <reference lib="dom" />
/// <reference lib="webworker.importscripts" />
/// <reference lib="scripthost" />

Added "target": "esnext" and now it just works.

# tsconfig.node.js
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "esnext",
    "composite": true,
    "module": "ESNext",
    "moduleResolution": "Node",
    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true
  },
  "include": [
    "vite.config.ts"
  ]
}

Thanks man. It’s worked for me.

Thanks @sagargulati I just install the extension and with that works

Seems fixed on Update 1.74.1. Thanks!

Added “target”: “ESNext” and now it just works. { “compilerOptions”: { “target”: “ESNext”, “composite”: true, “module”: “ESNext”, “moduleResolution”: “Node”, “allowSyntheticDefaultImports”: true }, “include”: [“vite.config.ts”] }

I just did

cmd + shift + p

and used the Workspace version instead of VS Code. It worked.

Same question, when creating vite project:

pnpm create vite
# config...

cd my-proj
pnpm i
pnpm dev

9 Errors in tsconfig.node.json:

[{
	"resource": "/d:/WorkSpace/sanic-vue-exam/vue-simple-exam/tsconfig.node.json",
	"owner": "typescript",
	"severity": 8,
	"message": "File 'd:/Pro/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/extensions/node_modules/typescript/lib/lib.d.ts' not found.\n  The file is in the program because:\n    Default library for target 'es3'",
	"source": "ts",
	"startLineNumber": 1,
	"startColumn": 1,
	"endLineNumber": 1,
	"endColumn": 2
}]

Thank you @sagargulati. Installing the extension and restarting VSCode worked for me.

It worked for me too 😃

I am also having this issue on Mac Ventura. Restarting the Typescript server or even restarting VS Code only solves the problem for a few minutes, then it resurfaces.

Igual me esta pasando, de la nada salio el problema.

Problem fixed on Update@1.74.1

add “target”: “esVersion” with esVersion like es6, es2017, es2020, … in compilerOptions this worked for me 😃

I also had this error in tsconfig.node.json. I restarted TS Server in VSCode and then it fixed.

cmd + shift + p

This worked for me. Thanks