Formatting issues with Cursor

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The editor automatically modifies file formatting (spaces, line endings, indentation) when opening a project, causing Git to mark files as modified with only whitespace changes and introducing many irrelevant changes on commit.
Version Information:
Version: 2.4.31 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 3578107fdf149b00059ddad37048220e41681000
Date: 2026-02-08T07:42:24.999Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.2.7
Chromium: 142.0.7444.235
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 14.2.231.21-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

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Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue and the team is aware of it. It looks like a bug where whitespace or line endings get auto-modified when the IDE starts.

This was fixed in 2.3.x, but some users say it came back in newer versions. You’re on 2.4.31.

Related threads where users described the same issue:

To dig into your case, I’ll need a bit more info:

  1. What exactly changes in the files? Can you share a Git diff for one changed file (screenshot or text)?
  2. What’s the value of git config core.autocrlf?
  3. Do you have any formatter extensions installed (Prettier, ESLint, etc.)?
  4. Does it still happen if you launch Cursor with cursor --disable-extensions?
  5. Please check formatting settings:
    • Cursor Settings, search insertFinalNewline
    • Cursor Settings, search trimTrailingWhitespace
    • Cursor Settings, search format on save

Temporary workarounds (from other threads):

  • Open each changed file, click Accept changes, close Cursor, then reopen it
  • Or just reset to the last commit after starting the IDE

Let me know what you find. It’ll help confirm if the bug is back or if it’s specific to your setup.