Visual Studio Code: can't edit LEFT-side file during COMPARE
Edit: this should be working out of the box in vscode version 1.41.0
It will show Unknown configuration setting
but it's working.
"diffEditor.originalEditable": true
like mentioned here.
Open VSCode, open the command palette (on windows it's Ctrl + shift+ P), then type setting and open the Preferences: Open Settings (JSON)
Then you will see something like this:
Paste "diffEditor.originalEditable": true,
inside the {}
Example: