Describe the Bug
When using Cursor with WSL, if new files are created or existing files are modified, the Git status of the files is not automatically updated, it is necessary to reload the editor.
Steps to Reproduce
- Open a WSL console
- Go to a project folder and execute
cursor . - Once the editor is open, create or modify some files ans save the changes
- The color of the file does not change in the file tree, neither in the tabs, and they are not flagged as modified
- Reload the IDE (F1 → Developer: Reload Window)
- Now the files are flagged as modified and the color changed
Expected Behavior
When modifying or creating files, their color should change in the file tree and tabs, and they should be marked as modified or created
Operating System
Windows 10/11
Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
Version: 1.2.2 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: faa03b17cce93e8a80b7d62d57f5eda6bb6ab9f0
Date: 2025-07-07T06:19:13.016Z
Electron: 34.5.1
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.0
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Does this stop you from using Cursor
No - Cursor works, but with this issue