How to transfer your Cursor data and chats to another new pc

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I bought a new system. Does Cursor store chat and indexing data in the cloud, along with user information, etc., because I want to transfer all my data to the new computer.

Thanks!

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Hi @KnittyDev currently the best way to do is to do this manually, note that paths of project folders are hashed so they should have same location on the new machine.

  • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Cursor* and %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Cursor*
  • MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor and ~/.cursor.json
  • Linux: ~/.cursor and ~/.config/Cursor/
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I’ve created a VS Code extension that does exactly this! Cursor Chat Transfer lets you export, import, and move chats between workspaces - and they appear directly in Cursor’s built-in chat UI (not just markdown exports). No need to click each chat individually.

Works seamlessly on macOS, Windows, and Linux by directly accessing Cursor’s local chat database.

GitHub: GitHub - ibrahim317/cursor-chat-transfer: Transfer your AI chat conversations between Cursor IDE workspaces and devices with an intuitive UI.

Open VSX: Open VSX Registry

Hope this helps!

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