# Grok Bot 0.79.3 (Windows): refuses authorized local code edits and says it must use a Cursor Cloud Agent; file access outside user profile also blocked **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Tags:** windows, grok-bot, cloud-agents\ **Created:** [November 8, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-0-79-3-windows-refuses-authorized-local-code-edits-and-says-it-must-use-a-cursor-cloud-agent-file-access-outside-user-profile-also-blocked/177726 "2026-11-08T12:55:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Usama\_Sherazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Usama\_Sherazi](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Usama_Sherazi)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-0-79-3-windows-refuses-authorized-local-code-edits-and-says-it-must-use-a-cursor-cloud-agent-file-access-outside-user-profile-also-blocked/177726/1 "2026-11-08T12:55:52Z")
### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Grok Bot ### Describe the Bug Two related problems on Windows: My project was on E:. Read fails there with “Path is outside the allowed local-exec root and was refused”. I understand from this thread that Read, CopyFromBox and CopyToBox are limited to C:\Users, while Shell is not. This worked for me before, and it stopped around Nov 4. My C: drive was full, so I freed space and copied the project into C:\Users\hp. Grok Bot can now read the source files there. But when I explicitly authorize a small bug fix, it refuses to edit the code directly and says coding has to go through a Cursor Cloud Agent. Execution on Local Computer is set to Always allow. ### Steps to Reproduce Register a Windows PC in Grok Bot 0.79.3, set Execution on Local Computer to Always allow. Ask the bot to read a file in a project on E:\ and it is refused (outside allowed local-exec root). Copy the project into C:\Users\hp\ and ask it to read a file, and it works. Ask it to apply a small authorized bug fix in that project, and it refuses and points to a Cursor Cloud Agent. ### Expected Behavior Read/Copy tools should reach the same locations that Shell can (or the bot should use Shell automatically). With explicit permission and Always allow, the bot should be able to apply a small edit to a local project, or clearly document that direct local edits are not supported ### Operating System Windows 10/11 ### Version Information Version Information Grok Bot 0.79.3 (Windows desktop) ### Additional Information Support ticket: T-J58264. The support bot could not say whether direct local edits are supported or what triggers the Cloud Agent redirect. A junction from my profile to E: is not an option, since the check uses the real path (per Dean Rie in the thread above). Related: Read/CopyToBox refuse D:\ paths while Shell works ### Does this stop you from using Cursor Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor ---
**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/colin/32/90452_2.png) [@Colin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Colin)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-0-79-3-windows-refuses-authorized-local-code-edits-and-says-it-must-use-a-cursor-cloud-agent-file-access-outside-user-profile-also-blocked/177726/3 "2026-11-09T09:46:26Z")
Split this topic on November 9, 2026, 9:46am UTC 3 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Grok Bot CopyToBox/Read refuse D:\ paths (“outside the allowed local-exec root”) while Shell works](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-copytobox-read-refuse-d-paths-outside-the-allowed-local-exec-root-while-shell-works/176555) ---
**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/colin/32/90452_2.png) [@Colin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Colin)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-0-79-3-windows-refuses-authorized-local-code-edits-and-says-it-must-use-a-cursor-cloud-agent-file-access-outside-user-profile-also-blocked/177726/4 "2026-11-09T09:46:26Z")
Closed on November 9, 2026, 9:46am UTC