How to rename/refactor variable in VSCode without getting alias `oldName as newName`

Question

VSCode has an option to change/rename variables called editor.action.rename, usually bound to F2.

However, in Typescript and Javascript, this uses aliases when renaming an imported variable, eg:

import { originalName } from 'my-package'

results in

import { originalName as newName } from 'my-package'

How to prevent this, and propagate the change to all references?

Answer 1

It is possible to prevent renaming using aliases:

• open your settings file (JSON): CMD+SHIFT+P and select Preferences: Open Settings (JSON)
• add the following lines

  "javascript.preferences.useAliasesForRenames": false,
  "typescript.preferences.useAliasesForRenames": false,