Unity external script editor won't change

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Hello I've been using unity 5.3.0f4 for almost a year and today it suddenly decided that it wants to open the scripts with code.cmd (whatever that is!). well the scripts open in mono at the and but I need to work with VS. but when I go to preferences...>External Tools , and try to change it back , nothing will change in this tab , absolutely nothing. please can someone help?

EDIT: So if this question (unlike my other questions) got moderated, here is the cause : in the preferences there was a tab named VSCODE, I enabled integration there and that caused the editor script to stuck on code.cmd!!!

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Answer by dutchkiller2000 · Mar 16, 2017 at 08:34 PM

just found your post because i had the same isue.

this fixed it for me:

search on your pc for code.cmd and delete it, it doesnt seem to effect anything and you can swap editors again

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emersondesign · Jul 29, 2018 at 11:47 AM 0

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Tried this - but it keeps coming/reverting back to code.cmd even if I delete it. ARGH!!!

File for me was here: C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\bin\code.cmd

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Answer by emersondesign · Jul 29, 2018 at 11:58 AM

In case it helps anyone... to get out of this myself I:

Opened Unity project
Deleted the VSCode asset
Closed Unity
Re-opened Unity project
Changed my external editor
.... the change finally stuck.

And I was so close to finally trying VSCode ... forget that!! =/

One posibility that worked for me:
1. Edit > Preferences > External Tools & change to your script editor (Visual Studio Code for me)
2. File > Save Project
This persisted the setting for me,One posibility that worked for me:
1. Edit > Preferences > External Tools & change to your script editor (Visual Studio Code for me)
2. File > Save Project
This persisted the setting for me

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Unity external script editor won't change

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In case it helps anyone... to get out of this myself I:

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