# Cursor creates phantom unsaved changes on every restart (requires discarding multiple files)

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-creates-phantom-unsaved-changes-on-every-restart-requires-discarding-multiple-files/147487>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [December 27, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-creates-phantom-unsaved-changes-on-every-restart-requires-discarding-multiple-files/147487 "2025-12-27T20:14:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![MidnightOak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/midnightoak/32/77882_2.png) [@MidnightOak](https://forum.cursor.com/u/MidnightOak)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-creates-phantom-unsaved-changes-on-every-restart-requires-discarding-multiple-files/147487/42 "2026-03-05T03:51:31Z")

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**Solution/Workaround:** When this issue is seen, press Ctrl + E (windows) or Cmd + E (mac) or click the double arrows icon in top right ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/c/f/cf035522babb288a1964641092a6d2a3382faf64.png). This bug is an issue with stuff being broken in the old editor layout view, like other recent bugs ([1](https://forum.cursor.com/t/regression-chat-history-ui-in-2-6-cant-delete-rename-see-current-selected-agent-chat/153555/4), [2](https://forum.cursor.com/t/next-file-button/153566/8)).

If you see the double arrows at the top left you are in editor classic layout I believe. If you then press Ctrl + E (windows) or Cmd + E (mac) then it toggles the editor and the double arrows go away or is shown, when this happens this “phantom unsaved changes” bug goes away.

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