# Cursor doesn't save files after changes

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-doesnt-save-files-after-changes/133471>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [September 14, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-doesnt-save-files-after-changes/133471 "2025-09-14T20:18:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ido\_Shviro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df705f/32.png) [@Ido\_Shviro](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Ido_Shviro)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-doesnt-save-files-after-changes/133471/1 "2025-09-14T20:18:37Z")

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### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

### Describe the Bug

The cursor IDE doesn’t save the files after changes  
I makes the changes in the file but doesn’t save them  
see image below  
It started suddenly  
it persists after restarting cursor:(

### Steps to Reproduce

Ask cursor to make changes  
it makes the changes  
but doesn’t save the files

### Expected Behavior

That he will save the files after changes

### Screenshots / Screen Recordings

 ![CursorBug.PNG](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/4/8/48e543693604d7c05494da76e76e65f180a1cf90.png)

### Operating System

Windows 10/11

### Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.6.6  
VSCodeVersion: 1.99.3

### For AI issues: which model did you use?

Automatic

### Additional Information

This happens all the time, I used it today for an hour and all was fine, suddenly it started and I can’t get rid of the bug. if you have a workaround (like clearing something) I would be glad to hear it

### Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

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**Author:** ![Ido\_Shviro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df705f/32.png) [@Ido\_Shviro](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Ido_Shviro)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-doesnt-save-files-after-changes/133471/2 "2025-09-14T20:40:18Z")

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After research i have found out the the VSCode setting for autosave was off. I don’t know if it was originally like this or not. anyway, after changing it to after delay seems to resolve the problem

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 5:19am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-doesnt-save-files-after-changes/133471/3 "2025-09-15T05:19:53Z")

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Thank you for sharing your solution, it might help others.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 5:20am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-doesnt-save-files-after-changes/133471/4 "2025-10-07T05:20:05Z")

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