fix #66824

src/vs/workbench/services/files/electron-browser/remoteFileService.ts

@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ export class RemoteFileService extends FileService {
 			: Promise.resolve(null);
 
 		return prepare.then(() => this._withProvider(source)).then(RemoteFileService._throwIfFileSystemIsReadonly).then(provider => {
+			return RemoteFileService._mkdirp(provider, resources.dirname(target)).then(() => {
 				return provider.rename(source, target, { overwrite }).then(() => {
 					return this.resolveFile(target);
 				}).then(fileStat => {
@@ -576,6 +577,7 @@ export class RemoteFileService extends FileService {
 					throw err;
 				});
 			});
+		});
 	}
 
 	private _doMoveAcrossScheme(source: URI, target: URI, overwrite?: boolean): Promise<IFileStat> {