having trouble debugging a C file in vscode - debugging

Question

I have a C file that I'm trying to debug but fail.
I'm using vscode on windows 10.
The file is quite large so I don't want to copy it here.
This is how my launch.json file looks in the .vscode folder in the folder that I'm working in:
{
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"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "gcc.exe build and debug active file",
"type": "cppdbg",
"request": "launch",
"program": "${fileDirname}\\${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe",
"args": [],
"stopAtEntry": false,
"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
"environment": [],
"externalConsole": false,
"MIMode": "gdb",
"miDebuggerPath": "C:\\MinGW\\bin\\gdb.exe",
"setupCommands": [
{
"description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
"text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
"ignoreFailures": true
}
],
"preLaunchTask": "gcc.exe build active file"
}
]
}
This is how my tasks.json looks like in the same .vscode folder:
{
"tasks": [
{
"type": "shell",
"label": "gcc.exe build active file",
"command": "C:\\MinGW\\bin\\gcc.exe",
"args": [
"-g",
"${file}",
"-o",
"${fileDirname}\\${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe"
],
"options": {
"cwd": "C:\\MinGW\\bin"
}
}
],
"version": "2.0.0"
}
when I press the "start debugging" button the screen freezes and the program stalls and then vscode crashes

Answer 1

I managed to find a solution, I deleted the old files, clicked debug, it wanted me to create a new configuration, chose gcc launch and then there was an option 'gcc.exe build and debug active file' , clicked it, and now everything works.
I've updated the content of the files above to how they look right now if anyone has the same issue in the future.