Cursor Crashed every 30 minutes

Bug Reports
1

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

My cursor crashes every 20 or 30 minutes while creating files, causing me to lose my progress and sometimes having to restart. Today I updated to the latest version, 2.0.34, and the same thing is happening. I’m working with Windows 11 Pro. I’ve attached a screenshot as proof.

Steps to Reproduce

There’s no way to reproduce it; you just have to wait for it to happen while using it.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

CursorCrashed.png
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Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.0.34 (system setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 45fd70f3fe72037444ba35c9e51ce86a1977ac10
Date: 2025-10-29T06:51:29.202Z
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 10.0.26200

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

2

Hey, thanks for the report. Crashes every 20-30 minutes definitely shouldn’t happen. Let’s narrow it down:

Try these workarounds:

  • Check settings.json: there’s a known issue with this setting that can cause crashes:

    • Open Command Palette Ctrl+Shift+P → Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)
    • Look for "workbench.editor.showTabs": "single"
    • If it’s there, change it to "multiple" or remove it

  • Launch in Safe Mode: run cursor --disable-extensions in the terminal to start without extensions. Does it still crash?

  • Also let me know if this happens across all your projects.

  • Clear chat history: long conversations can sometimes cause memory issues and crashes.

Could you also share:

  • When exactly the crashes happen (using AI, editing certain file types, etc.)?
  • What memory usage looked like in Task Manager when Cursor crashed?

This will help us see if it’s tied to known issues or if we should escalate to the team.