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The new built-in javascript debug extension in VSCode does not hit breakpoints for node v8.* for me. Breakpoints stay unbound. Everything worked before and I want to use the old node debugging extension. I've seen people recommending to just set "debug.javascript.usePreview": "false", but VSC 1.60.0 says that it is an unknown configuration setting.

How can I revert to the old node/javascript debugger?

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debug.javascript.usePreview is no longer available starting from VSCode 1.60.0.

Use "type": "legacy-node" or "type": "legacy-chrome" in your launch.json as mentioned here 1.60 Changelog — Javascript Debugging.

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I get Please use type chrome instead(2). The debug type is not recognized. Make sure that you have a corresponding debug extension installed and that it is enabled. Maybe it has changed in v 1.75?
@Timo Do you have this extension installed?
Thanks, in the description of the linked extension, I read Node.js debugging support (versions < 8.0). I have Node 19, so it should not help?

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