# Сan't install extensions

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/ant-install-extensions/4017>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [April 5, 2024, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ant-install-extensions/4017 "2024-04-05T09:43:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![vladjik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/85f322/32.png) [@vladjik](https://forum.cursor.com/u/vladjik)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ant-install-extensions/4017/1 "2024-04-05T09:43:51Z")

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I can’t install extensions for Cursor. An error appears when trying to install  
 ![err1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/2X/3/3f518c3b1a176e8e19d91eb21e423f93a779b0ba.png)

Also these are the errors in the console: “Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 412 ()”. I can’t provide a photo because I’m a new user.

I tried to remove Cursor and install it again, but it retains the old settings

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**Author:** ![truell20](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/truell20/32/28583_2.png) [@truell20](https://forum.cursor.com/u/truell20)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ant-install-extensions/4017/2 "2024-04-05T10:14:57Z")

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Hello! Can you confirm whether this is still happening for you?

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**Author:** ![vladjik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/85f322/32.png) [@vladjik](https://forum.cursor.com/u/vladjik)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ant-install-extensions/4017/3 "2024-04-05T10:17:15Z")

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yes, I still can’t install extensions

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**Author:** ![yumaheymans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/yumaheymans/32/10501_2.png) [@yumaheymans](https://forum.cursor.com/u/yumaheymans)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ant-install-extensions/4017/4 "2024-07-20T07:53:19Z")

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@truell20  
same issue on my end, had to reinstall cursor, then it worked but only very shortly, then back to this issue again

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/2X/e/e3e86f024b7922ea8e1a5620a476efe364a18481.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![yumaheymans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/yumaheymans/32/10501_2.png) [@yumaheymans](https://forum.cursor.com/u/yumaheymans)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ant-install-extensions/4017/5 "2024-07-20T07:56:48Z")

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happens for all extensions, manual installation doesnt work either

error log:

2024-07-20 09:55:07.626 [warning] Missing property “repositoryData” in oldValue. Filling with value from initValue. Please add a migration if necessary.  
2024-07-20 09:55:07.626 [warning] Missing property “shouldHideWarning” in oldValue. Filling with value from initValue. Please add a migration if necessary.  
2024-07-20 09:55:07.626 [warning] Missing property “hallucinatedFunctionsWorkspaceState” in oldValue. Filling with value from initValue. Please add a migration if necessary.  
2024-07-20 09:55:07.626 [warning] Missing property “persistentThoughtAnnotationState” in oldValue. Filling with value from initValue. Please add a migration if necessary.  
2024-07-20 09:55:07.626 [warning] Missing property “persistentChatMetadata” in oldValue. Filling with value from initValue. Please add a migration if necessary.  
2024-07-20 09:55:07.626 [warning] Missing property “aiPanePosition” in oldValue. Filling with value from initValue. Please add a migration if necessary.  
2024-07-20 09:55:07.627 [warning] Missing property “shouldRerankByDefault” in oldValue. Filling with value from initValue. Please add a migration if necessary.  
2024-07-20 09:55:07.737 [info] Started local extension host with pid 2107.  
2024-07-20 09:55:07.746 [error] Extension ‘ms-python.python’ wants API proposal ‘saveEditor’ but that proposal DOES NOT EXIST. Likely, the proposal has been finalized (check ‘vscode.d.ts’) or was abandoned.  
2024-07-20 09:55:07.826 [error] Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘uri’): TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘uri’)  
at B.setRepoInfo (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:21458:6860)  
2024-07-20 09:55:10.418 [info] [perf] Render performance baseline is 14ms  
2024-07-20 09:55:11.976 [warning] Creation of workbench contribution ‘cursor.workbench.contrib.aiPanesContribution’ took 22ms.  
2024-07-20 09:55:12.201 [info] Started local extension host with pid 2119.  
2024-07-20 09:55:12.212 [error] Extension ‘ms-python.python’ wants API proposal ‘saveEditor’ but that proposal DOES NOT EXIST. Likely, the proposal has been finalized (check ‘vscode.d.ts’) or was abandoned.  
2024-07-20 09:55:12.345 [error] No commit search provider registered: Error: No commit search provider registered  
at b.searchAllCommits (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:21078:28406)  
at vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:22984:45711  
2024-07-20 09:55:14.076 [error] [failed\_precondition] Deprecated: ConnectError: [failed\_precondition] Deprecated  
at Object.j [as unary] (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:22675:11002)  
at async Object.repositoryStatus (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:266:114082)  
at async B.\_getUpdatedRepoStatus (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:21462:7678)  
at async B.getUpdatedRepoStatus (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:21462:7580)  
at async B.setRepositoryInfo (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:21458:8773)  
at async B.setRepoInfo (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:21458:7219)  
2024-07-20 09:55:14.921 [info] [perf] Render performance baseline is 14ms  
2024-07-20 09:55:35.196 [error] Error: Unable to read file ‘/Users/yuma/.cursor/extensions/ritwickdey.liveserver-5.7.9/package.json’ (Error: Unable to resolve nonexistent file ‘/Users/yuma/.cursor/extensions/ritwickdey.liveserver-5.7.9/package.json’)  
at w.F (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:58:19303)  
at w.C (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:58:19098)  
at async w.z (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:58:18410)  
at async k.updateMetadata (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:104:68072)  
at async K.extractUserExtension (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:106:33592)  
at async x.u (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:106:40641)  
at async x.C (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:106:43471)  
at async x (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:106:42771)  
at async x.h (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:106:40158)  
2024-07-20 09:55:35.204 [error] Unable to read file ‘/Users/yuma/.cursor/extensions/ritwickdey.liveserver-5.7.9/package.json’ (Error: Unable to resolve nonexistent file ‘/Users/yuma/.cursor/extensions/ritwickdey.liveserver-5.7.9/package.json’): Error: Unable to read file ‘/Users/yuma/.cursor/extensions/ritwickdey.liveserver-5.7.9/package.json’ (Error: Unable to resolve nonexistent file ‘/Users/yuma/.cursor/extensions/ritwickdey.liveserver-5.7.9/package.json’)  
at w.F (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:58:19303)  
at w.C (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:58:19098)  
at async w.z (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:58:18410)  
at async k.updateMetadata (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:104:68072)  
at async K.extractUserExtension (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:106:33592)  
at async x.u (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:106:40641)  
at async x.C (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:106:43471)  
at async x (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:106:42771)  
at async x.h (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/node/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:106:40158)

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**Author:** ![RealZendor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/realzendor/32/27018_2.png) [@RealZendor](https://forum.cursor.com/u/RealZendor)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ant-install-extensions/4017/6 "2025-02-28T13:48:26Z")

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This issue still remains for me with a fresh Cursor download (cursor-0.45.14x86\_64.AppImage). [This recommended workaround](https://forum.cursor.com/t/tip-downloading-vsix-extensions-now-that-ms-removed-the-option-in-marketplace/50646) doesn’t work since there is no menu entry like “Download VSIX” when I click the gear icon (nor somewhere). I tried with PHP Intelephense which is important for me. So I’m afraid I have to switch back to VS Code in order to keep my productivity as it was so far…
