Snippet files copied into snippets folder not recognized

[neurodynamic]

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I copied over my snippet files from VSCode when I installed Zed, but snippets from the copied files (i.e. a copied-in typescript.json in ~/.config/zed/snippets) would not show up in autocompletion, even though opening the file via the snippets: configure snippets menu confirmed that it was the correct file in the correct location.

However, when I deleted those same files, then selected snippets: configure snippets and the same language from the options, and pasted the exact same content into a new, identically-named file created that way, the snippets started showing up as normal. It seems like, somehow, snippet files will not be recognized by Zed unless they are created via the editor.

Zed Version and System Specs

Zed: v0.169.2 (Zed)
OS: macOS 15.2.0
Memory: 16 GiB
Architecture: aarch64

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[conradwt]

@neurodynamic I was able to migrate both Elixir and HEEx snippets zed by doing the following:

1. Command + Shift + P
2. Type: snippets: configure snippets
3. Select snippet scope: Elixir
4. Then I just copied the associated snippet from VScode to Zed.
5. Then repeated the above steps for HEEx

I haven't been able to go through all the snippets but the ones that I did try work as expected.