Keyboard shortcut to take file out of preview mode in VSCode

Question

If I quick open a file using the quick open menu, is there a keyboard shortcut that will take the opened file outside of preview mode so that when I open a new file it won't replace the currently open one?

(I'm looking for a keyboard shortcut as opposed to double-clicking the filename or tab in order to keep my workflow keyboard oriented)

Answer 1

Try the View: Keep Editor command (default shortcut Ctrl + K , Enter ):

Note: this shortcut is a chord , meaning that Enter must be pressed after releasing Ctrl + K .

Answer 2

As of v1.19 (released in December 2017) Alt + Enter opens the file (after Ctrl + P ) NOT in preview mode but in a "permanent", touched status.

Related question: How do I configure Visual Studio Code to open files always in a new tab?

Answer 3

If you would rather open the file directly from Quick Open (skipping the preview mode altogether), you can change this in the settings or add this to settings.json :

"workbench.editor.enablePreviewFromQuickOpen": false

If you want to disable previews for other means of opening files (like the project explorer), this will do the trick:

"workbench.editor.enablePreview": false