No extensions activated, no linting or git features loaded, terminal window is blank.
Steps to Reproduce
Keep working in cursor IDE with multiple files open at once, also with staged or changed files working tree view should be open as well for some files.
Then when you open the IDE next and the working tree file is open, it will keep loading and show blank. This happens when there are no actual changes but a working tree is open for a file.
This is a known bug. When Cursor restores a git “Working Tree” diff tab on startup, the editor can hang indefinitely if the underlying git state hasn’t fully loaded yet.
Immediate fix: Close Cursor completely (force-quit if needed), then relaunch. Before the hang occurs, close any git diff / “Working Tree” tabs. After that, Cursor should start normally.
To prevent recurrence: Before closing Cursor, make sure to close any open git diff or “Working Tree” tabs. The hang only triggers when those tabs are being restored on startup.
Our team is actively investigating this and working on a proper fix. Let me know if you run into any other issues!
Hey @Saqlain_Riaz,
A fix for the startup hang when restoring Git diff tabs is coming in the next Cursor 3.6 update (3.6.35+)! Please give it another try once you’re on that version and let me know if it still happens.
