# Particle Workbench: Problems when Workbech\\VS-CODE is updated

**URL:** <https://community.particle.io/t/particle-workbench-problems-when-workbech-vs-code-is-updated/49148>\
**Category:** Particle Workbench\
**Created:** [April 16, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-workbench-problems-when-workbech-vs-code-is-updated/49148 "2019-04-16T17:24:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![kenco](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/kenco/32/16267_2.png) [@kenco](https://community.particle.io/u/kenco)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-workbench-problems-when-workbech-vs-code-is-updated/49148/1 "2019-04-16T17:24:31Z")

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Does anyone else have issues with workbench after a update? When I try to compile a project, make cannot find toolchains\deviceOS\0.9.0\firmware-0.9.0\main anymore.

Sometimes \main is actually gone? I then need to do a Particle: Uninstall Local Compiler toolchain and then re-install it.

It’s bizarre behavior.

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**Author:** ![m\_m](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/m_m/32/18365_2.png) [@m\_m](https://community.particle.io/u/m_m)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-workbench-problems-when-workbech-vs-code-is-updated/49148/2 "2019-04-16T17:27:10Z")

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yeah, sorry about that - it's almost certainly this:

> [@Updating from v1.3.x to v1.4.1 (or greater)](https://community.particle.io/t/updating-from-v1-3-x-to-v1-4-1-or-greater/49131):
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> hey all wave due to an unfortunate bug, it seems the clean up script added to better facilitate uninstalling Particle Workbench back in v1.3.0 is also being run on normal extension updates ([details](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/72375)) if you are upgrading from v1.3.x you will notice that your ~/.particle/toolchains directory is removed after the update - here’s what you need to do to get things back in working order: after updating Particle Workbench extensions, close and re-open VSCode open a Particle project folder if prom…

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**Author:** ![kenco](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/kenco/32/16267_2.png) [@kenco](https://community.particle.io/u/kenco)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-workbench-problems-when-workbech-vs-code-is-updated/49148/3 "2019-04-16T17:30:35Z")

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OK, no problem. Thank for the link for the temp fix.