Chats disappearing after reopen

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

My chats are bugging out when i re open cursor. Like the last user message appears in my chat prompt and it seems like the conversation history is persisted but the conversation history doesnt appear in the ui and i cant scroll up to see it.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Start a chat
  2. Close cursor
  3. Go to the chat u started and ur messages will be gone (except for the most recent user message)
  4. try a prompt and youll see that the conversation was still persisted

Expected Behavior

You’re supposed to be able to see the full chat lol.

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.6.13

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue. The chat data is actually saved, but after a restart the UI only loads the last pair of messages, and scrolling up to older messages doesn’t work.

The team is aware and already tracking it. No ETA yet.

As a workaround, if you send a new request in that “empty” chat, the model still sees the full previous history, like you noticed. Not ideal, but at least the context isn’t lost.

Let me know if anything else comes up.

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

At random, when I close Cursor and start it again, all my chats are gone.
There are no project name changes, and no project location changes.

Steps to Reproduce

just closing and starting Cursor.

Expected Behavior

My chats remain per project

Operating System

Windows 10/11
Linux

Version Information

Version: 2.6.20 (system setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: b29eb4ee5f9f6d1cb2afbc09070198d3ea6ad760
Date: 2026-03-17T01:50:02.404Z
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: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

Additional Information

I am using multiple windows with different projects open.
Tried to reproduce it, but haven’t yet seen what triggers it. It just happens at random, and pretty often.

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

After I fully quit Cursor and reopen the same workspace folder, my previous AI chat threads no longer appear in the chat list (or I cannot return to the same conversation history). I always open the same folder path (e.g. C:\HUME). This repeats and breaks my workflow. I am on a paid plan.

Cursor version:
Version: 2.6.22 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: c6285feaba0ad62603f7c22e72f0a170dc8415a0
Date: 2026-03-27T15:59:31.561Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open Cursor and open a single-folder workspace (example: C:\HUME).
  2. Open the AI chat and confirm threads appear in the sidebar/history.
  3. Fully quit Cursor (exit all windows).
  4. Start Cursor again and open the exact same folder as step 1.
  5. Check the chat list.

Expected: Previous chat threads are still listed for this workspace.
Actual: Threads are missing or not shown as before.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

IDE:
Version: 2.6.22 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: c6285feaba0ad62603f7c22e72f0a170dc8415a0
Date: 2026-03-27T15:59:31.561Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Additional Information

Paid user. Chat threads are often missing after restart even when reopening the same folder (e.g. C:\HUME). I rely on chat history for development continuity.

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue