![](https://www.infallibletechie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Retrieve-all-Salesforce-Metadata-using-Visual-Studio-Code-1024x576.jpg)
1. Install the below extension in Visual Studio Code.
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=VignaeshRamA.sfdx-package-xml-generator
2. Pres Ctrl + Shift + P.
3. Enter package and select Package.xml Generator: Choose Metadata Components.
![](https://www.infallibletechie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Package2BXML2BGenerator2BVisual2BStudio2BCode.png)
4. Choose Metadata Components for Package.XML.
![](https://www.infallibletechie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Choose2BMetaData2BComponents2Bfor2BPackage2BXML2BVisual2BStudio2BCode.png)
5. Click Update Package.xml button to update the package.xml file.