feat: Add Hard Reset button to clear Electron caches #8420
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This PR implements a "Hard Reset" feature that addresses issue #8419 - corrupted Electron files persisting in system-level caches.
Problem
Users experiencing corrupted Electron runtime files cannot fully resolve the issue by simply deleting the VS Code Application Support folder. The corruption persists in system-level Electron caches.
Solution
Adds a new "Hard Reset" button in the About settings section that:
Implementation
Testing
Fixes #8419
Important
Adds a 'Hard Reset' button to clear Electron caches in VS Code, with platform-specific handling and UI updates.
About.tsxto clear Electron and VS Code caches.hardResetElectronCache()method toClineProviderclass.webviewMessageHandlerto handlehardResetElectronCachecommand.WebviewMessagetype to includehardResetElectronCache.common.jsonandsettings.json.This description was created by
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