Cursor deletes active git worktree regulary

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1

Hello,

can anyone explain why Cursor deletes an active git worktree without asking if I want this?

Best regards

2

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5

But it can be a wrong configuration on my side ā€¦

7

I am using the linux rpm package. Canā€™t click the checkboxes in your answer. Canā€™t find the version in the agent and copied it from the IDE:

Version: 3.11.19
VS Code Extension API: 1.125.0
Commit: bf249e6efb5b097f23d7e21d7283429f0760b740
Date: 2026-07-12T21:39:24.175Z
Layout: IDE
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 40.10.3
Chromium: 144.0.7559.236
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.256
OS: Linux x64 7.1.3-201.fc44.x86_64

8

Hey @PlanB!

This looks a lot like Cursor removes active worktree directories and then closes/crashes unexpectedly, which spawned a bug report that is still open on our side. Could you have a look?

@kevinn also shared some tweaks that might help

10

Hi @Colin !

Thank you very much for your reply. The case you linked to has some similarities, but in my case the chat is still there and the Cursor app isnā€™t crashing. Perhaps the problem was triggered when I clicked the archive button on another chat. I have a question about this: where can I find archived chats?

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You can filter for them here!

Screenshot 2026-07-16 at 18.09.30
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12

Just for your information: Iā€™ve updated to the latest version. But before I did that, the issue occurred again. This time, it affected the other chat that Iā€™d pinned. Perhaps this information will be helpful? In short:

  1. Pinned chat ā†’ archived
  2. Pinned chat ā†’ Git working directory was deleted

Perhaps it was just a coincidence that I havenā€™t been able to reproduce the error (so far).

14

That wasnā€™t the cause of the problem. It happened again. This time, I didnā€™t have any chats pinned. No chat was running. It just happened out of the blue.

15

For all chats ā€¦ All worktrees are deleted

16

Iā€™ve hit this twice and both times it has resulted in unacceptable data loss!

Most likely it is to do with worktree cleanup. This is a dangerous feature that should never run when there are unstaged changes in the worktree.

This should literally be the highest pri bug you have right now - randomly deleting user files for no reason!

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The ā€œdata lossā€ we have paid for. I am pretty sure that Iā€™ve lost 10% usage limit because of that. Beside the time, electricity, ā€¦
I hope they fix it soon. Had this issue with no other agent IDE. May I ask which OS you are running?

19

Windows.

20

It happened again! In case you have the same issue and you want a compensation:
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Sorry about the git worktree issue youā€™ve been experiencing. Unfortunately, Iā€™m not able to process a compensation request for your subscription as it doesnā€™t meet our refund eligibility requirements.

You can cancel your subscription anytime via the ā€˜Manage subscriptionā€™ button in your Cursor dashboard at https://cursor.com/dashboard. Your cancellation will take effect at the end of your current billing cycle, and youā€™ll continue to have access until then.

Let me know if you need anything else!

Best,

Sam
Cursorā€™s AI Support Assistant
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