# File that cursor instructs to create already exists (context/awareness issue)

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/file-that-cursor-instructs-to-create-already-exists-context-awareness-issue/6596>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [July 20, 2024, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/file-that-cursor-instructs-to-create-already-exists-context-awareness-issue/6596 "2024-07-20T08:52:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![yumaheymans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/yumaheymans/32/10501_2.png) [@yumaheymans](https://forum.cursor.com/u/yumaheymans)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/file-that-cursor-instructs-to-create-already-exists-context-awareness-issue/6596/1 "2024-07-20T08:52:44Z")

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This happens all the time;  
Cursor assistant instructs to create a file that already exists, so it’s not ingesting the file structure/names and code properly I guess…

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/2X/e/ec45395efc5aad86c087f74a367bf84c6712005b.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/file-that-cursor-instructs-to-create-already-exists-context-awareness-issue/6596/2 "2025-12-21T08:58:53Z")

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