fix #29594

src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/files.contribution.ts

@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 		'files.watcherExclude': {
 			'type': 'object',
 			'default': platform.isWindows /* https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/23954 */ ? { '**/.git/objects/**': true, '**/.git/subtree-cache/**': true, '**/node_modules/*/**': true } : { '**/.git/objects/**': true, '**/.git/subtree-cache/**': true, '**/node_modules/**': true },
-			'description': nls.localize('watcherExclude', "Configure glob patterns of file paths to exclude from file watching. Changing this setting requires a restart. When you experience Code consuming lots of cpu time on startup, you can exclude large folders to reduce the initial load."),
+			'description': nls.localize('watcherExclude', "Configure glob patterns of file paths to exclude from file watching. Patterns must match on absolute paths (i.e. prefix with ** or the full path to match properly). Changing this setting requires a restart. When you experience Code consuming lots of cpu time on startup, you can exclude large folders to reduce the initial load."),
 			'scope': ConfigurationScope.FOLDER
 		},
 		'files.hotExit': {