# Cannot save or copy plots in vscode

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cannot-save-or-copy-plots-in-vscode/104164>\
**Category:** Tooling\
**Created:** [September 22, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cannot-save-or-copy-plots-in-vscode/104164 "2023-09-22T18:59:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cannot-save-or-copy-plots-in-vscode/104164/1 "2023-09-22T18:59:05Z")

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When I select **Julia:Copy plot**  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/1/e/1e69e3f3e3757a123fb46588dd6047c27255d9d5.png)  
I get  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/8/9/89998b784385247e123962f14d28efa0428d1396.png)

If instead I try to save the plot I get  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/f/3/f3bcddc91674d57292bbc7d22682c66c793cab2c.png)  
regardless of what I put in the **Julia \> Plots: Path** setting.

Edit: I did discover that simply closing the error notice does let me save the plot, but the file explorer opens up to a slightly different path than what I specified.

Windows 10  
Julia 1.9.2  
Julia language extension 1.52.2

VSCode  
Version: 1.82.2 (user setup)  
Commit: abd2f3db4bdb28f9e95536dfa84d8479f1eb312d  
Date: 2023-09-14T05:55:25.390Z  
Electron: 25.8.1  
ElectronBuildId: 23779380  
Chromium: 114.0.5735.289  
Node.js: 18.15.0  
V8: 11.4.183.29-electron.0  
OS: Windows\_NT x64 10.0.19045