Cursor 3 shortcut to open files ctrl G keeps getting stuck

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Cursor 3 shortcut to open files ctrl G keeps getting stuck when opening and closing. When this happens, we need to click on the IDE for it to work.

Steps to Reproduce

CTRL G → CTRL G multiple times gets the shortcut stuck

Expected Behavior

should work multiple times just like open terminal shortcut

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

3.4.17 IDE

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

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On Windows, Ctrl+G toggles the Open Files panel (not Go to Line — that’s Alt+G). If you press Ctrl+G multiple times quickly to open and close it, focus can get stranded until you click back into the editor. That matches what you’re seeing, and it’s not your setup.

Workaround for now:

  • If the keyboard stops responding, click once in the editor area to recover focus.

  • Try to avoid spamming Ctrl+G open/close in quick succession.

This is a known issue our team is actively investigating. If you can share a short screen recording of the stuck state (and your exact Cursor build if you’ve updated past 3.4.17), that would help us confirm the fix once it ships.

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Here is the recording. Also, in the second half of the video there is another bug related to the fact that files section opens when we choose an agent that had files section open before. This is very annoying when switching agent tabs.

Version: 3.5.17

Gravando 2026-05-20 145920.zip (6.4 MB)

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Thanks for the recording – very helpful.

Ctrl+G getting stuck: I can see in the video that after pressing Ctrl+G to open the Files panel, the shortcut stops responding and keyboard input goes into the prompt instead. This confirms the focus issue we identified. It’s still present in 3.5.17. Our team is aware and actively investigating the focus management in this area.

Files section re-opening on agent switch: I see the second issue clearly in the second half of the recording – switching back to the “Backend endpoints” agent always re-opens the Files panel. This is a known UX concern. The panel open/closed state is currently saved per agent tab, so switching back restores whatever state that agent had. Our team is working on improving this behavior so the panel doesn’t unexpectedly re-open.

For now, you can close the Files panel after switching (Ctrl+G), but I understand that’s a workaround, not a fix. We’ll keep this thread updated.