Hi everyone, I’m experiencing extreme memory usage in Cursor, leading to constant crashes. The main Cursor process + Cursor Helper (Renderer) combined are using over 7GB of RAM, which seems way too high for a code editor (see attached screenshot). Issue Details: Cursor’s memory usage keeps increa…

Solution: Cursor Memory Leak & Crashes Fixed After extensive troubleshooting, I’ve found a simple but effective solution to the memory leak issues causing Cursor to crash after consuming excessive RAM (7GB+). Root Cause The problem appears to be related to corrupted configuration files, not the pro…

Cursor Memory Leak? 7GB+ RAM Usage Makes It Unusable (Crashes Constantly)

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T1000 March 28, 2025, 11:25pm 10

I mentioned to copy the folder first so you dont lose the data.

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Cursor Memory Leak? 7GB+ RAM Usage Makes It Unusable (Crashes Constantly)

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