Blank window when opening specific project; fixed by deleting workspaceStorage (chat history lost)

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Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue: a corrupted workspace layout state, usually caused by the “Open Chat as Editor” feature. The team is aware.

For next time: if it happens again, you don’t need to delete the whole workspaceStorage folder. You can delete one key from the database and keep your chat history:

  1. Find the state.vscdb file in your workspace folder:
    C:\Users\Oren Luzon\AppData\Roaming\Cursor\User\workspaceStorage\<workspace-id>\state.vscdb

  2. Open it with any SQLite client (for example, DB Browser for SQLite) and run:

    DELETE FROM ItemTable WHERE key = 'cursor/editorLayout.auxiliaryBarVisible';

  3. Restart Cursor. Your project should open normally, and your chat history will still be there.

Also, for now it’s better to avoid “Open Chat as Editor”, since it can corrupt the workspace state again.

More details: Workspace-specific blank window caused by auxiliaryBarVisible