# Working directory for the VS Code Postman extension

**URL:** <https://community.postman.com/t/working-directory-for-the-vs-code-postman-extension/51739>\
**Category:** Help Hub\
**Tags:** settings, vscode\
**Created:** [September 13, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/working-directory-for-the-vs-code-postman-extension/51739 "2023-09-13T20:30:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![tibiextera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/59ef9b/32.png) [@tibiextera](https://community.postman.com/u/tibiextera)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/working-directory-for-the-vs-code-postman-extension/51739/1 "2023-09-13T20:30:23Z")

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Hi,

I have a request to upload files. In the collection I have selected a file from the working directory, as set up in the Postman application. While using the request from the Postman app, everything works fine. But if I try to use the request from within VS Code, I get an error:

```auto
Form param `upload-files`, file load error: "file.txt", no such file

```

Does this mean that the extension does not use the same working directory? If yes, where do I set it up? I looked in the settings, but for Postman there is only a setting to enable telemetry.

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**Author:** ![danny-dainton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/getpostman/user_avatar/community.postman.com/danny-dainton/32/29401_2.png) [@danny-dainton](https://community.postman.com/u/danny-dainton)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 7:39am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/working-directory-for-the-vs-code-postman-extension/51739/2 "2023-09-14T07:39:47Z")

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Hey @tibiextera 👋

Welcome to the Postman community! :postman:

Currently, the extension doesn’t have the functionality to change the working directory. Also, changes to the working directory from the Postman app wouldn’t be reflected in the extension.

This would be a great chance to raise a [feature request](https://github.com/postmanlabs/postman-app-support/issues/new?assignees=&labels=feature&projects=&template=feature_request.yml&title=%3Ctitle%3E) on our public tracker. 🙏🏻

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/getpostman/user_avatar/community.postman.com/system/32/29796_2.png) [@system](https://community.postman.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2023, 7:40am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/working-directory-for-the-vs-code-postman-extension/51739/3 "2023-10-29T07:40:21Z")

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