Help! Chat history disappeared after update

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Describe the Bug

my chat history disappeared after update, cant restore

Steps to Reproduce

not bug

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

618c607a249dd7fd2ffc662c6531143833bebd40`**.

For AI issues: which model did you use?

composer 2 fast

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

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Hey, this is a known bug. After an update, the sidebar sometimes doesn’t pick up existing chat sessions even though the files are still on disk. We’re tracking the issue, but I can’t share an ETA for a fix yet.

Good news: your data is most likely not lost. Please check this folder:

%USERPROFILE%\.cursor\projects\

Inside, you’ll see subfolders by namespace, which usually match your workspace paths. In each one, there should be an agent-transcripts/ folder with JSONL files. If those files are there, your history is still on disk, the UI just isn’t showing it.

A couple quick questions to improve the report:

  1. Does the agent-transcripts/ folder exist, and does it contain files?
  2. What’s your exact Cursor version? You can find it in Help → About or Cursor Settings → About. Your report includes a commit hash, but we also need the semantic version like 3.x.x.