Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue in versions 2.3.34+ and 2.4.x. Chats stay in the list but won’t open due to DB issues during the update.
Your data is most likely not lost. The DB just can’t read it. Here’s what to try:
Option 1: Check for corrupted files
- Close Cursor completely (also check Task Manager).
- Open
%APPDATA%\Cursor\User\globalStorage - Look for files like
state.vscdb.corrupted.1767...(the number will be different) - If you find one, rename it to
state.vscdb(first move the oldstate.vscdbto a separate folder)
Detailed tutorial: Tutorial: How to Fix "Loading Chat" and Recover History (Cursor v2.3.x)
Option 2: If there are no corrupted files
Can you share a screenshot of what’s inside globalStorage and workspaceStorage\[your-project]\? Sometimes the data is stored there. In a similar case, we helped recover it via DM: Can't load or click on chats
About recurrence
This usually happens when there’s low free disk space during the update, so the DB migration can’t finish properly. Please check you have enough free space before the next updates.
If these workarounds don’t help, let me know and we’ll dig deeper.