Cursor Rules Indexing for Shared Folder over Local Network

[Guayusa]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Dear Creators of Dreams,

I’m running a test scenario where I have a folder located on a Mac Device which is shared over the local network and opened on a Windows device simultaneously, both having Cursor Workspace open for the same destination.

However I noticed when adding custom project rules to project from the Mac Device (source of truth) the Cursor Workspace on Windows wouldn’t recognize the new rule has been created. Nor would it pick up on it; not allowing me to use it without full restart.

I found only restarting Cursor with closing all open applications of it resolves this re-indexing of the added rules.

Happy to share this bug, I am surprised it works so flawlessly already besides from this, amazing job, keep up the great work <3

Best regards,
Hannes

Steps to Reproduce

• Create folder on Mac
• Share folder over local network to Windows device
• Open Cursor for same folder on both devices
• Add cursor rule via Mac Device
  = Watch for auto update

Operating System

Windows 10/11
MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

[Window Title]
Cursor

[Main Instruction]
Cursor

[Content]

Version: 1.7.28 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: adb0f9e3e4f184bba7f3fa6dbfd72ad0ebb8cfd0
Date: 2025-10-01T02:45:21.769Z (3 days ago)
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045

MAC: M4

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

[sanjeed5]

Thanks for the detailed bug report, Hannes! Glad you are enjoying building with Cursor!

This is a known limitation of file system watchers on network shares. When files change on a remote/network-mounted folder, the operating system often doesn’t send file change events that Cursor (and other software) rely on to detect updates.

Quick workarounds:

1. Try Developer: Reload Window instead of fully restarting Cursor

2. Consider using Git to sync changes between devices instead of direct network shares

Let me know if this helps!