Community User Feedback: Add option to disable "Select Instance to Terminate"

PlatformIO IDE
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As someone who rapidly uploads new versions of code to devices as I’m developing firmware, this popup has been possibly the most frustrating update I’ve seen. It started appearing about 6 months ago if memory serves correctly:

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If I did not want to terminate the existing session, I would not have clicked the button.

2

I’ve been using PlatformIO on VS Code for several years now. But I’ve never seen this “button” before.

When does it show up? (What’s your workflow?)

3

Here is a video of what I am experiencing https://youtu.be/Aiq0vCF3drY

The problem occurs on uploading the firmware.

4

My setup behave different. The upload and monitor task is closed automatically:

Did you enable “Auto Close Serial Monitor” in the PlatformIO IDE settings?

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5

Yes, this setting is enabled. I still have the same behaviour

6

Any news on this? It’s been frustrating me as well.

Here’s exactly what happens:

  1. I click the Upload button without paying that much attention. I see the terminal launches and go do something else.

  2. After about a minute, I return to see [SUCCESS] Took XX seconds in the terminal.

  3. But nothing actually uploaded – that success message was from an older upload.

  4. If I click Upload again, I get the annoying: “Select an instance to terminate”. dialog.

This is clearly a bug. The Upload button should always start a fresh upload sequence, not just open the terminal.

That’s how it was before it changed somewhere during 2025.

And yes, I do have the preference enabled:

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