code terminal in VSCODE adding an extra directory to the file path

Question

My folder in 'E:' directory is open in VSCODE but whenever I hit run, the compiler adds an extra 'e' in the path hence resulting in an error. No changes were made to anything but suddenly one day vscode decided to add an extra alphabet. When that 'e' is removed, the code runs fine.
Please help.

PS E:\COLLEGE\C++\APNA COLLEGE> cd "/e/COLLEGE/C++/APNA COLLEGE/" ; if ($?) { g++ factorial.cpp -o factorial } ; if ($?) { ./factorial } cd : Cannot find path 'E:\e\COLLEGE\C++\APNA COLLEGE' because it does not exist. At line:1 char:1

• > cd "/e/COLLEGE/C++/APNA COLLEGE/" ; if ($?) { g++ factorial.cpp -o fa ...
• > + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (E:\e\COLLEGE\C++\APNA COLLEGE:String) [Set-Location], ItemNotFoundException
• > + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SetLocationCommand

Answer 1

Hi @nasirjamshed19

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Answer 2

Hello,

Best option is to report an issue e.g.

Answer 3

Go to your Settings.json file and then remove the following sentence from it -

"code-runner.terminalRoot":"/",

This change to WSL is no longer required in Code Runner.

This fixed my issue which you copied from Stack Overflow @nasirjamshed19 :)