Bug Report: Cursor hangs on file loading page when switching workspaces or on startup

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Description
When switching working directories or starting Cursor, if the previously opened latest file is located in xxx (working tree) or xxx (index), Cursor gets stuck on the file loading page indefinitely.

This issue does not occur when the previously opened file is xxx - that file loads normally.

Steps to Reproduce

Open Cursor with a file in xxx (working tree) or xxx (index)
Close Cursor
Reopen Cursor OR switch to a different working directory
Cursor attempts to restore the previous session
Application hangs on the file loading screen showing the problematic file

Expected Behavior

Cursor should either:

Successfully load the previously opened file, OR
Gracefully skip loading the file and open without hanging

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 3.0.16
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 475871d112608994deb2e3065dfb7c6b0baa0c50
Date: 2026-04-09T05:33:51.767Z (6 天前)
Layout: editor
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.2.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

6

Thanks for the detailed report — the reproduction steps and version info are really helpful.

I tried reproducing this on my end (opening a git diff tab, quitting Cursor, reopening / switching workspaces) but the diff tab restored normally. The hang you’re seeing likely depends on something specific to your repository or workspace configuration.

Could you help narrow it down? Next time it happens:

  1. Is the repository large or does it use git worktrees/submodules?

  2. After force-quitting and reopening, does the hang always come back, or only sometimes?

  3. Does it help to close all git diff tabs, quit, and reopen? (This would confirm the diff tab restore is the trigger.)

  4. If possible, a screen recording of the hang would be very useful — even just a few seconds showing the stuck loading state.

This will help us pin down what conditions trigger the stall so we can reproduce and fix it.

8

maybe it use submodules

git init
mkdir test-for-cursor
cd test-for-cursor
git init
go mod init test-for-cursor
git add go.mod

modify go.mod

open diff file `go.mod`

close cursor, and reopen it

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9

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Cursor gets stuck in an infinite loading state when opening.

To work around the issue, I have to close the current editor tab and then restart Cursor.

Running cursor --disable-extensions does not fix the problem; Cursor still remains stuck in infinite loading.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open Cursor with a code editor tab showing a diff, such as Git changes, while the terminal tab open.
  2. Close Cursor.
  3. Reopen Cursor.
    Cursor gets stuck in an infinite loading state.

Expected Behavior

work normally

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Linux

Version Information

Version: 3.2.11
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: e9ee1339915a927dfb2df4a836dd9c8337e17cc0
Date: 2026-04-24T14:36:47.933Z
Layout: editor
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.17.0-22-generic

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

10

Same issue here, it’s been happening for a few weeks now. In the meantime I’ve installed two Cursor updates and the problem still persists.

For reference, I don’t experience the issue on VSCode or Antigravity, only on Cursor.

System info:
Version: 3.1.17
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Date: 2026-04-19T19:33:58.189Z
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.4.0 (macOS 26.4.1, Apple Silicon)

Happy to share logs or a repro if helpful.
Thanks!

11

This is extremely frustrating. The IDE is essentially unusable right now, and I had to spend 15–20 minutes trying different workarounds just to get it working. This issue has apparently been known for more than 10 days, which makes it even more concerning.

13

Thanks for the repro steps — the nested git init pattern confirms what we suspected. And thanks to everyone who shared additional reports.

This is a confirmed bug. When Cursor restores a diff tab (Git Changes / working tree / index view) on startup, it can get stuck in an infinite loading state. It affects both macOS and Linux, and persists across recent versions (3.0.16 through 3.2.11). --disable-extensions doesn’t help because the hang is in the core editor, not in extensions.

Workaround: Close any git diff tabs before quitting Cursor. If you’re already stuck, force-quit, reopen, quickly close the diff tab before it fully loads, then restart.