Cursor Crashing Repeatedly?

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Hey, sorry about the crashes. Let’s try a couple things to narrow down the cause.

First, a few quick checks:

  1. Is your project in an iCloud-synced folder (like Desktop or Documents)? If yes, move it to a local folder like ~/dev. This has already helped with code 5 crashes for a few macOS users: Cursor Crashes Constantly After Latest Update (code: ‘5’) - Bug Reports - Pair Programming with AI

  2. Try launching from Terminal:

cursor --disable-extensions

If the crashes stop, re-enable extensions one by one to find the culprit.

  1. Reset Cursor data (a backup will be created):
cd ~/Library/"Application Support"
mv Cursor CursorBackup

Then restart Cursor.

If that doesn’t help, I’ll need:

  • Logs from Help > Open Logs Folder > main.log (around the crash time)
  • Output from Help > Toggle Developer Tools > Console right before the crash
  • Whether you’re using a VPN or proxy

This is a known issue for some macOS users.

Let me know how these checks go.