# How to delete the Windows in File=\>New Window?

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-delete-the-windows-in-file-new-window/33291>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 8, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-delete-the-windows-in-file-new-window/33291 "2024-12-08T19:01:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![lwc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee59a6/32.png) [@lwc](https://forum.cursor.com/u/lwc)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-delete-the-windows-in-file-new-window/33291/1 "2024-12-08T19:01:06Z")

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After clicking File=\>New Window, how to delete any of the existing Windows there?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/2X/7/7fbcb3886d3432f832cf6d805d4f3db441bc1f78.png)

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-delete-the-windows-in-file-new-window/33291/2 "2024-12-09T04:13:38Z")

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Do you mean your past projects from the list? If yes, press Ctrl + R — a popup with your recent projects will appear. In this window, you can remove unnecessary projects from the list.

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**Author:** ![lwc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee59a6/32.png) [@lwc](https://forum.cursor.com/u/lwc)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-delete-the-windows-in-file-new-window/33291/3 "2024-12-09T19:45:51Z")

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Thanks! But it still keeps them backstage, right?

Is there a way to auto-delete them from `%APPDATA%\Cursor\User\settings.json`, `%APPDATA%\Cursor\User\workspaceStorage\[Unique ID]\`, etc.?

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-delete-the-windows-in-file-new-window/33291/4 "2026-06-18T10:21:25Z")

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