# Attached context keeps disappearing

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/attached-context-keeps-disappearing/14395>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [September 2, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/attached-context-keeps-disappearing/14395 "2024-09-02T13:55:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![litecode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/litecode/32/2966_2.png) [@litecode](https://forum.cursor.com/u/litecode)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/attached-context-keeps-disappearing/14395/4 "2024-09-03T02:11:32Z")

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I am experiencing this behaviour also - steps to reproduce:

1. Add files via the `+` button in `Ctrl` + `L` chat
2. Or, add files via the `@` Files symbol
3. Navigate between file tabs
4. The files that are present in the chat context are removed (seemingly arbitrarily)

 ![pinned_file_context_removal_when_navigating_file_tabs](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/2X/6/6e1ee60fd176ba6ca5b880ee74201e7cc2aba928.png)

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