The latest version of VS Code installed a few days ago (the October 2017 update) keeps adding all kinds of strange import statements to the top of the .ts code file.
For example, as I was editing a file, VsCode suddenly added a line like this to the top of the file:
import { Stack } from "../../../../../../../../../Repos/Web/node_modules/@types/d3";
How do I disable this behavior?
"typescript.suggest.autoImports": false
"javascript.suggest.autoImports": false
Fresh VS Code version. February 2019
You can disable it by adding this line to your user or workspace settings (File>Preferences>Settings, or Code>Preferences>Settings).
"typescript.autoImportSuggestions.enabled": false
Updated for new version of VSCode 2019 for using the UI to modify the setting.
So choose the File > Preference > Setting then search auto in the Workspace secton. Find the Javascrtip or Typescript with highlight word auto import then check or uncheck for enable / disalbe this function.
Here is the picture for reference.
As of August 2018 (1.25), the accepted answer doesn't always work.
Instead, add this line to your folder-specific setting.
{ "typescript.preferences.importModuleSpecifier": "relative" }
Don't figure what's going on here, but those automatic path changes never happen in my environment.
For those using React/JavaScript you have to edit this setting in File > Preferences > Settings:
"javascript.updateImportsOnFileMove.enabled": "never",