Can't type in chat

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This is affecting me on both Windows 11 and MacOS clients connected to a Linux remote server. It seems to happen often, but not always, when I reload the window. As you can imagine, this is very frustrating when trying to develop VSCode extensions that require window reload to test.

I’ve found two workarounds, neither of which are great:

  • Move the chat into an editor tab and then back into sidebar.
  • Hit the three dots on the last message and click “duplicate chat”.
43

Still happening even on the latest version.

Version: 1.7.46 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: b9e5948c1ad20443a5cecba6b84a3c9b99d62580
Date: 2025-10-14T01:21:46.830Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045

44

Hey, thanks for the report. Does creating a new chat resolve the issue?

45

Yes.

46

I have the same problem after the latest update on my MacBook Pro

47

Same thing happened, also resolved by clicking “open as editor“

Version: 2.0.43 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 8e4da76ad196925accaa169efcae28c45454cce0
Date: 2025-10-30T18:49:27.589Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 23.3.0

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48

Another workaround that helped me.

My issue is that sometimes the chat editor freezes and makes me unable to write. Creating a new chat kinda fixes it, but then most of the basic text editing functionality stops working properly (copy/paste, shift+enter, selecting and deleting in the middle of a string, etc.)

I figured, it’s something to do with workplace data, so I deleted files workplace files and it fixed the issue. Not sure for how long, i’ll post an update on this.

Try deleting files in directories below and see if that helps. WARNING: It will delete all your chat history!

Windows: %APPDATA%\Cursor\User\workspaceStorage
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/workspaceStorage
Linux: ~/.config/Cursor/User/workspaceStorage

Source How can I clear all history in Cursor at once - #8 by deanrie