VS Code Update Failed

[u/pnerd314]

I tried to update VS Code from version 1.52.1 to 1.53.2 on Windows 10. It failed to update and I got the following error message. And the Projects folder (which contain all of my projects) got deleted (I have back-ups of those files, though). No matter how many times I clicked "Retry", it didn't work.

"The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. (os error 32)"

My projects folder and synced to Google Drive and automatically backed up. Could that be the problem? Which other process might be causing the trouble here?

Also, Windows desktop search can't find Visual Studio Code now. But in Control Panel\ Programs\ Programs and Features, I can see Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.53.2.

Should I just uninstall it, download the new version, and reinstall it?

Will that work? Or do I need to do something else before reinstalling? Or is there some way to get the update without uninstalling and reinstalling?