Removing the file preview on the right side of the editor in VS Code

Question

This beauty appeared after a recent update, and it is very distracting to me.

I searched through the menus, but didn\'t find any setting to remove it. Is th

Answer 1

Here is an easy and quick way to remove the minimap.

1. Right click anywhere on the minimap and select "Scroll Bar Options...".

2. On the right side of the dialog window that pops up, you will see a section named "Behavior" under which you should select the "Use bar mode for vertical scroll bar" option.

3. Press the OK button. This will remove the minimap.

4. If you want to reactivate the minimap, repeat the steps above except, this time, choose the "Use map mode for vertical scroll bar" option.