# Cant start terminal

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/cant-start-terminal/141034>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [November 4, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cant-start-terminal/141034 "2025-11-04T17:50:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Panos\_Zepos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e274bd/32.png) [@Panos\_Zepos](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Panos_Zepos)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cant-start-terminal/141034/1 "2025-11-04T17:50:52Z")

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

Cursor IDE

### Describe the Bug

I can’t start up a terminal session within cursor.

It started when i was on nightly builds. i thought okay must be a nightly build issue no problem. i change it to early access. uninstalled. reinstalled. checked im on early access. still cant start a terminal.

Did the same to downgrade from early access. still cant start a terminal session. Happy to give any and all info and share screen etc.

### Steps to Reproduce

I am just trying to open terminal, dont know what to tell you

### Operating System

MacOS

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

About Cursor not opening

### Additional Information

Also can’t close cursor without force quitting

### Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

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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:** [November 4, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cant-start-terminal/141034/2 "2025-11-04T18:08:07Z")

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Hey, thanks for the report. This matches a known macOS issue affecting Cursor 2.0+ where the terminal won’t start and the app freezes.

Try this first:

Start Cursor without extensions:  
`cursor --disable-extensions`

If that doesn’t help, do a full reinstall:

Completely remove Cursor all data:  
`rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Cursor`

Let me know which step helped.

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**Author:** ![Panos\_Zepos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e274bd/32.png) [@Panos\_Zepos](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Panos_Zepos)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cant-start-terminal/141034/3 "2025-11-04T18:17:07Z")

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thanks, seems to not be freezing after `cursor --disable-extensions`

what can i do to avoid being in this position again? its been like 5 days i havent been able to use cursor

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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:** [November 5, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cant-start-terminal/141034/4 "2025-11-05T07:33:30Z")

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Great! Since `--disable-extensions` helped, one of your extensions is causing the issue. Here’s how to find the culprit:

Find the problematic extension:

- Enable Extension Monitor: Settings \> Application \> Experimental \> Extension Monitor: Enabled (restart Cursor)
- Open it: `Cmd+Shift+P` → Developer: Open Extension Monitor
- Look for extensions with high CPU/memory usage or long blocking time
- Disable suspect extensions one by one to isolate the issue

Let me know which extension was responsible.

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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:** [November 27, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cant-start-terminal/141034/5 "2025-11-27T07:33:35Z")

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Closed on November 27, 2025, 7:33am UTC

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