Cursor using excessive processor since the last update

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Since the last update, Cursor has been using way too much of CPU. This is the screenshot from the activity monitor

Screenshot 2025-01-19 at 7.23.26 PM

It has been consistently using this much CPU.

I’m using macbook m1 pro device with following cursor version

Version: 0.44.11
VSCode Version: 1.93.1
Commit: fe574d0820377383143b2ea26aa6ae28b3425220
Date: 2025-01-03T07:59:06.361Z
Electron: 30.5.1
Chromium: 124.0.6367.243
Node.js: 20.16.0
V8: 12.4.254.20-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.2.0

Its draining battery like crazy upto the point I can’t use it without plugin it in which is super annoying. I really would love to get the issue resolved.

Also to be clear, this is NOT plugin issue, the same set of plugins used to work until the recent updates rolled in, I have not added any new plugins.

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Hey, “extension-host” means that the consumption is coming from an extension. You can check the processes to identify the problematic extension. To do this, open the command palette and enter “Process Explorer.” Also, other users have previously noted that the “Import Cost” extension was causing issues. If you have it installed, try disabling it.

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Interesting. I have been using “Import Cost” on VSCode from a very long time now. So, when I switched to Cursor, I just imported all my extensions and settings from VSCode.
I did not face any issues with VSCode. So, if Cursor is a fork of VSCode, how is this having issues ? :thinking:

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I’m not sure why this is happening. For me, it doesn’t cause any issues. If you’re having trouble with this extension, you might want to try installing another similar one with the same name.

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Thanks for the suggestion. I can live without the import cost extension, but I find it weird that I have this issue on Cursor but not on VSCode.
The source of cursor is kept updated with VSCode builds right ?

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In my case settings-sync extenssion was taking 95-104 cpu space by removing it have now its clear.
Thanks for your help :heart_hands: