Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?
Cursor IDE
Describe the Bug
When an editor group is locked via “Lock Editor Group”, new files opened from the Explorer or Quick Open (Cmd + P) still appear in the locked group instead of being redirected to an unlocked group. This defeats the purpose of locking a group entirely.
This appears to be the same regression reported in Locked editor groups don’t redirect file opens to unlocked group, and the issue persists in version 2.6.21.
Steps to Reproduce
Open Cursor with a project
Split the editor into two groups (e.g., left and right)
Right-click the tab bar of one group and select “Lock Group”
Click on the locked group to make it active
Open any file from the Explorer sidebar or via Cmd + P
Expected Behavior
New files should open in an unlocked editor group, regardless of which group is currently active. The locked group should remain untouched with only its original tabs.
Actual Behavior
New files open directly in the locked group, ignoring the lock state. The locked group behaves identically to an unlocked group when opening new files.
Operating System
MacOS
Version Information
Version: 2.6.21 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: fea2f546c979a0a4ad1deab23552a43568807590
Date: 2026-03-21T22:09:10.098Z
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 25.3.0
Additional Information
Additional Context
Relevant settings.json entries:
json{
“workbench.editor.enablePreview”: false,
“workbench.editor.revealIfOpen”: true,
“workbench.editor.openSideBySideDirection”: “right”
}
The issue persists regardless of these settings.
Does this stop you from using Cursor
No - Cursor works, but with this issue