happened to multiple times in the last 24 hours. I’ll be revising a prompt and if you ctrl back space after theres no text, it removes files, then deletes composer chat and theres no history.

Hi @pfapp Which version of Cursor are you using?

Same thing happened to me yesterday. I’m not sure whether it was before or after I upgraded from 41.3 to 42

This shortcut is meant for rejecting all. [image]

control+delete is extremely commonly used in everyday coding and should not be a default shortcut to do something else, especially for any kind of “apply all”, especially one that isnt eligible for undo, imo

Highly Note * * * It is indeed extremely annoying when the chat is constantly deleted by the composer. Consider how important aspects of prompt creation and the most recently sent data can endanger your own project. Please, dear @anon-9002714 team, take this very seriously. I strongly recommend a backup cloud function, where even with the backup cloud function the user has the option of setting a secondary function for the saved chats to block them in order to prevent them from being accidentally deleted. This provides a significant guarantee and satisfaction for everyone.

I checked this in Cursor 0.42.2, and the history is saved even if you clicked “Reject All.”

I have composer persistence ticked on using latest version of cursor still getting a total deletion of the entire composer conversation if you ctrl + backspace when there isn’t text in the composer chat. I understand you are using ctrl + backspace to reject all but please don’t allow it to also delete the entire conversation. I have a video to show you what I mean if its not clear

what happens when you ctrl + backspace in a composer window that has multiple linked files?

hi pfapp, if you do command backspace on an empty input box, we reset your composer. if you do this by accident, you can do cmd-z on the input box to undo this reset. hope this helps!

Composer chat gets deleted and history not saved if you ctrl + backspace too far

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deanrie (Dean Rie) October 13, 2024, 4:24pm 4

This shortcut is meant for rejecting all.

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