# Images/screenshots fail to upload when chat is moved to a separate editor window -

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/images-screenshots-fail-to-upload-when-chat-is-moved-to-a-separate-editor-window/164243>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** layout, chat\
**Created:** [June 28, 2026, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/images-screenshots-fail-to-upload-when-chat-is-moved-to-a-separate-editor-window/164243 "2026-06-28T11:30:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![taha.b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@taha.b](https://forum.cursor.com/u/taha.b)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/images-screenshots-fail-to-upload-when-chat-is-moved-to-a-separate-editor-window/164243/1 "2026-06-28T11:30:53Z")

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### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

### Describe the Bug

When I detach a chat from the main sidebar and open it in a separate editor tab/window (editor view), attaching screenshots or images no longer works — uploads fail or never appear in the chat.

### Steps to Reproduce

teps to reproduce:

Open a chat in Cursor.  
Move/separate the chat into its own editor window (editor view, detached from the main panel).  
Try to attach or paste a screenshot/image into that chat.  
Image does not upload / attach successfully.  
Expected: Images and screenshots upload the same way as in the main sidebar chat.

Actual: Images/screenshots do not upload when the chat is in a detached editor window.

### Operating System

MacOS

### Version Information

Version: 3.9.8 (Universal)  
VS Code Extension API: 1.105.1  
Commit: 4aa8ff1b7877ed7bd01bcba308698f71a6735380  
Date: 2026-06-25T01:39:30.490Z (3 days ago)

### Additional Information

Notes: Works normally when the chat stays in the main sidebar; only breaks after separating to editor view.

### Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

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**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:** [June 29, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/images-screenshots-fail-to-upload-when-chat-is-moved-to-a-separate-editor-window/164243/5 "2026-06-29T12:27:59Z")

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Hi @taha.b!

I can’t reproduce this.

- Am I doing anything differently than you?
- Can you share a [Request ID](https://cursor.com/help/troubleshooting/reporting-bugs#what-is-a-request-id) from a chat where this didn’t work?
- What does “breaking” look like? (Screenshots would be great!)

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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:** [August 5, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/images-screenshots-fail-to-upload-when-chat-is-moved-to-a-separate-editor-window/164243/8 "2026-08-05T15:26:01Z")

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