diff --git a/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsService.ts b/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsService.ts
index 29368ea1003..b4851c55d0c 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsService.ts
@@ -342,8 +342,6 @@ export class WindowsService extends Disposable implements IWindowsService, IURLH
 
 		if (resource.scheme === Schemas.file) {
 			shell.showItemInFolder(resource.fsPath);
-		} else if (resource.scheme === Schemas.userData) {
-			shell.showItemInFolder(resource.with({ scheme: Schemas.file }).fsPath);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileCommands.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileCommands.ts
index be91bc74ffe..7155fc4dbbe 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileCommands.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileCommands.ts
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ CommandsRegistry.registerCommand({
 
 function revealResourcesInOS(resources: URI[], windowsService: IWindowsService, notificationService: INotificationService, workspaceContextService: IWorkspaceContextService): void {
 	if (resources.length) {
-		sequence(resources.map(r => () => windowsService.showItemInFolder(r)));
+		sequence(resources.map(r => () => windowsService.showItemInFolder(r.scheme === Schemas.userData ? r.with({ scheme: Schemas.file }) : r)));
 	} else if (workspaceContextService.getWorkspace().folders.length) {
 		windowsService.showItemInFolder(workspaceContextService.getWorkspace().folders[0].uri);
 	} else {