Fix Empty (Mac).code-workspace & IntelliSense in VS Code UE5

Unreal Engine 5.6.1 on macOS: Empty (Mac).code-workspace File and IntelliSense Not Working in VS Code

I’m using a MacBook Pro (M1) with Unreal Engine 5.6.1 and have set up Visual Studio Code as the source code editor following the official Unreal Engine documentation. However, I’m experiencing two related issues:

1. Empty (Mac).code-workspace File:

   • When creating any Unreal Engine C++ project, an empty file named “(Mac).code-workspace” is generated
   • Another .code-workspace file (without “(Mac)” in the name) is also created in the project folder
   • When opening a class from within Unreal Engine, it opens in the “(Mac).code-workspace” file, which is completely empty

2. IntelliSense Not Working:

   • IntelliSense features (header file reference, error squiggles) do not function in VS Code
   • Error message: “#include errors detected. Consider updating your compile_commands.json or includePath. Squiggles are disabled for this translation unit”
   • Compilation works fine, but IntelliSense features are disabled

I’ve followed all steps in the official Unreal Engine setup guide for VS Code and tried various suggestions from AI (configuring Xcode paths and toolchains), but the issue persists.

Development Environment:

• Unreal Engine: 5.6.1
• macOS: Tahoe 26.0.1
• Xcode: 16.4
• Visual Studio Code & extensions: Latest versions

Questions:

1. How can I fix or regenerate the empty (Mac).code-workspace file properly?
2. What steps should I take to resolve the IntelliSense issues in VS Code for Unreal Engine projects on macOS?