Cursor doesn't search in .gitignore-d folders

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Hi all,

I’d like to be able to access files using fuzzy search. For regular project files it works fine, but for directories and files defined in .gitignore it doesn’t work. I read documentation and topics related to .gitignore, .cursorindexingignore and .cursorignore I could find, tried to find a solution using chatgpt, but with no success. The problem is shown in this video:

I’m pretty new in cursor, maybe there are some settings to solve this issue. I would be thankful for any help.

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Hi there, since Cursor is based on VS Code you should be able to use the same settings they provide.

For me, I solved this with this Stack Overflow answer: visual studio code - vscode - how to get file search (not content) to include (git-) ignored files - Stack Overflow, i.e:

  1. Open visual studio code settings (cmd+ , on Mac or Ctrl+,), search for the setting:

  2. Search: Use Ignore Files

  3. Untick the checkbox