Erasing a VEX AIM Project in VS Code – VEX Library

The VEX Visual Studio Code (VS Code) Extension can erase projects in specific slots on the VEX AIM Coding Robot.

robot to the left of a laptop with a cable connecting the two electronics.

Connect the robot to the computer using a USB-C cable and power on the robot.

Note: The robot can't connect to the VEX Extension if VEXcode is open.

The VS Code Extension with the VEX Extension highlighted with a red box.

Open VS Code on your computer and select the VEX icon in the Activity Bar.

The VEX Device Info panel in Visual Studio Code showing an AIM Robot with a loaded VEXcode Project. A trash can icon is highlighted in red next to the project, indicating the option to delete it.

Under VEX DEVICE INFO, hover over the project name listed under the Program header and select the trash can icon.

Note: The number next to the project name indicates the slot the project is stored in.

A confirmation dialog in Visual Studio Code asking if the user wants to erase the selected user program, VEXcode Project. The Erase button is highlighted in red, with Cancel as the secondary option.

A confirmation dialog box will appear. Select Erase.

Note: Once a program is erased, it cannot be recovered.