# Auto-Accept on Commit setting has not been working and it is SUPER annoying. Also files changed forever ago still have pending changes all over the place

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/auto-accept-on-commit-setting-has-not-been-working-and-it-is-super-annoying-also-files-changed-forever-ago-still-have-pending-changes-all-over-the-place/146121>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [December 12, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/auto-accept-on-commit-setting-has-not-been-working-and-it-is-super-annoying-also-files-changed-forever-ago-still-have-pending-changes-all-over-the-place/146121 "2025-12-12T21:24:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/auto-accept-on-commit-setting-has-not-been-working-and-it-is-super-annoying-also-files-changed-forever-ago-still-have-pending-changes-all-over-the-place/146121/2 "2025-12-13T12:34:26Z")

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Hey, thanks for the detailed report. This is a combination of several known issues with the new review workflow that the team is tracking.

Similar reports:

- [Phantom Diff Changes That Wont Go Away](https://forum.cursor.com/t/phantom-diff-changes-that-wont-go-away/143325)
- ["Keep All" button sometimes missing, diff/"Keep" buttons persist after commit](https://forum.cursor.com/t/keep-all-button-sometimes-missing-diff-keep-buttons-persist-after-commit/145666)
- [I despise the new review workflow](https://forum.cursor.com/t/i-despise-the-new-review-workflow/145687)

Try these temporary workarounds:

1. For phantom diffs: Copy the entire file `CMD+A`, `CMD+C`, press `CMD+Z` until the diffs disappear, then paste the copied code back `CMD+V`. This clears the stuck state from workspace storage.

2. For External-File Protection: Go to Cursor Settings - Agents - Auto-Run, and disable External-File Protection. Sometimes the Agent uses absolute paths that trigger the protection.

3. Cmd-click for files: In recent versions, cmd-clicking a file should open it directly, bypassing the review tab.

To help the team investigate:

- Open Help - Toggle Developer Tools - Console and take a screenshot of errors when you see phantom diffs
- Share the Request ID from the problematic chat (chat context menu - Copy Request ID)
- Are you using git worktrees or a multi-root workspace?

Let me know if this helped.

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