TL;DR Noticed a high error rate and significant slowdown (50x slower than before) in Cursor’s ‘code apply process’. Observed high GPU usage (90% under Copy), minimal VRAM and CUDA involvement, and loud fan noise. Restarting the app and system had no effect. Suspect inefficient use of local resources…

Maybe an extension is using resources. Open the command palette and search for Developer: Open Process Explorer to see if you can identify it. Also, try starting in disable-extensions mode to check if the issue persists. [image]

Applying Code in Cursor is 50x Slower than Before

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gabriel-filincowsky November 16, 2024, 5:06pm 5

@deanrie, it started to behave like that again. Any insights?

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Applying Code in Cursor is 50x Slower than Before

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