Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?
Cursor IDE
Describe the Bug
You might have a major issue with your 1.7.28 update!
It looks like the chat history storage (LevelDB) gets corrupted or reset during the 1.7.28 update,
resulting in complete loss of local chat data.
- Data Storage Locations:
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Main directory: /Users/macbookpro/Library/Application Support/Cursor/
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Chat settings: ~/.claude/settings.local.json (only contains permissions)
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Local Storage: ~/Cursor/Local Storage/leveldb/ (appears empty - critical issue)
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Global state: ~/Cursor/User/globalStorage/state.vscdb (2.8MB, recently updated)
- Critical Issue Identified:
The Local Storage LevelDB database that typically stores chat history is essentially empty:
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000003.log: 0 bytes (should contain chat data)
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Last meaningful update: September, 2024 (??? > can’t be right as I have been using Cursor on a daily basis)
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This would explains why the chat history isn’t loading
- Log Analysis:
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No critical errors in main application logs
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Extension warnings are normal and unrelated to chat functionality
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State database was recently updated (today at 11:30)
- File Status:
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State database backup exists (state.vscdb.backup from 11:19 today)
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Cookies file is from July 24 (?? - very old, can’t be right: I have been using Cursor on a daily basis).
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Session storage appears intact
Steps to Reproduce
DON’T update unless you want to lose all your chat data!
Operating System
MacOS
Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
Version: 1.7.28
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: adb0f9e3e4f184bba7f3fa6dbfd72ad0ebb8cfd0
Date: 2025-10-01T02:45:21.769Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.6.0
Does this stop you from using Cursor
No - Cursor works, but with this issue