How to restore chat history

Describe the Bug

I navigated out of the chat history flow and went to click on a local file. When I tried to navigate back by clicking on the chat history icon, nothing was there like a clean slate.

Steps to Reproduce

above

Expected Behavior

show chat history

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.4.21 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: dc8361355d709f306d5159635a677a571b277bc0
Date: 2026-01-22T16:57:59.675Z
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: Darwin x64 23.6.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

Hey, thanks for the report. It looks like you accidentally switched workspaces.

In Cursor, chat history is tied to a specific project folder (workspace), not global. If you opened a file via File > Open File (instead of opening the workspace), Cursor created a new empty context.

Check the bottom-left status bar. It shows which folder/workspace is currently open. To restore the history:

  • File > Open Folder, then select the project folder you were working in before
  • Or File > Open Recent, then pick the right workspace from the list

After you open the correct workspace, the history should come back.

If the history is still empty even in the correct workspace, let me know and we can look into a different issue.

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