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title: Reset a project in Visual Studio Code
description: Reset the project to the state on the server by discarding all the local changes if you encounter any serious sync issues.
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [ServiceNow Extensions for Visual Studio Code, Building pro-code applications, Developing your application, Building applications]
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# Reset a project in Visual Studio Code

Reset the project to the state on the server by discarding all the local changes if you encounter any serious sync issues.

## Before you begin

Role required: none.

## About this task

When you reset a project to its server state, all unsynchronized changes are lost.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **View** > **Command Palette** in.

    You can also use a keyboard shortcut, Control+Shift+P on Windows or Command+Shift+P on MacOS, to open the command palette.

2.  Choose **Now: Reset Project** from the drop-down list.

3.  Click **Yes** in the dialog box.


## Result

The project is reset to its original state.

**Note:** This option should be used only when something goes wrong, for example, if the project is corrupted or you are facing sync issues.

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