Find in Files stopped to populate the search box from the selection

[Ariel_Coyant]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Find in Files (Cmd+Shift+F) is supposed to populate the search box from the selection
It stopped working after the update.
On press Cmd+Shift+F the search explorer show up but the selected words dont fill the input and start the search

Steps to Reproduce

• Select a word in the code
• press Cmd+Shift+F

Expected Behavior

after select a word in the code press Cmd+Shift+F is supposed to populate the search box from the selection and start to find the match in the code

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 3.8.11
VS Code Extension API: 1.105.1
Commit: e56ad3440df06d22ca7501e65fd518e905486ef0
Date: 2026-06-18T01:40:18.333Z
Layout: editor
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 40.10.3
Chromium: 144.0.7559.236
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.256
OS: Darwin arm64 25.5.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[brian1 (Brian)]

I’ve noticed this too starting today. Very annoying.

[ZendamaCF]

I’m also running into this on Linux with 3.8.11.

[davidt (David Tuk)]

Same, since 24h or so

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known regression in the 3.8.x line: Cmd+Shift+F stopped picking up the selection into the search field. I can reproduce it, it’s not on your side, and yes it affects more than macOS, Linux has the same issue.

We already have a fix on our side and it should ship in one of the next updates. I can’t share the exact version yet.

For now, here are a couple of workarounds:

• Select the word, Cmd+C, then Cmd+Shift+F and Cmd+V. The Search field is already focused, so paste works reliably.
• For searching within a single file, use Cmd+F. Seeding works there.

Once the fix is out, I’ll follow up in this thread.

[David_Gomes]

The fix is out in 3.8.14 and over.