# Blank Cursor Window

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/blank-cursor-window/149065>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** crashes, layout, chat\
**Created:** [January 16, 2026, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/blank-cursor-window/149065 "2026-01-16T09:52:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![KLLK\_CaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@KLLK\_CaG](https://forum.cursor.com/u/KLLK_CaG)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/blank-cursor-window/149065/1 "2026-01-16T09:52:15Z")

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### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

### Describe the Bug

Main cursor window is blank, with only the previous window layout being shown.  
Opening a secondary cursor window works just fine, but doesn’t override the configuration of the main one.  
My theory is that a bugged “Open Chat as Editor” window is trying to load each time, causing the load to fail.

### Steps to Reproduce

Started a plan, top right of chat \> “Open Chat as Editor”  
Chat window should go blank, and an error should pop up on the bottom left “e.setData is not a function”  
The IDE should behave normally UNTIL you attempt to restart it.

### Expected Behavior

Chat should open as an editor window.

### Screenshots / Screen Recordings

 ![Screenshot 2026-01-16 095042.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/f/5/f56e2d0fa52c43a19b4c755c1dd839a04c12f8ed.png)

### Operating System

Windows 10/11

### Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.3.35 (user setup)  
VSCode Version: 1.105.1  
Commit: cf8353edc265f5e46b798bfb276861d0bf3bf120  
Date: 2026-01-13T07:39:18.564Z  
Electron: 37.7.0  
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251  
Node.js: 22.20.0  
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0  
OS: Windows\_NT x64 10.0.26100

### Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

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**Author:** ![KLLK\_CaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@KLLK\_CaG](https://forum.cursor.com/u/KLLK_CaG)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/blank-cursor-window/149065/3 "2026-01-16T10:07:00Z")

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I tried, among other things;

- Reset VSCode window restoring settings - No Effect.
- Cursor Max Tabs set to 1 - Had effect on main (broken) window but froze and crashed.

**The Fix** ;

1. Navigate to

- **Windows** : `%APPDATA%\Code\User\workspaceStorage\`
- **macOS** : `~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/workspaceStorage/`
- **Linux** : `~/.config/Code/User/workspaceStorage/`

1. Find the affected workspace, delete state.vscdb and the backup file.

Caveat is that editor window & chat sessions may be lost.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/blank-cursor-window/149065/4 "2026-02-07T10:07:36Z")

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Closed on February 7, 2026, 10:07am UTC

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