Insufficient permissions. MacOS

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I’m encountering permission errors when trying to create or save files on macOS (version 15.2) Cursor Version: 0.44.11. Here’s what happens:

  1. Initially, I see this error:
    2.“Failed to save ‘file.tsx’: Insufficient permissions. Select ‘Retry as Sudo’ to retry as superuser.”*
  2. When I click “Retry as Sudo,” I get a different error:
    4.“Failed to save ‘file.tsx’: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/Cursor.icns’”*

I noticed that in the /Resources path, there’s a file named icon.icns, not Cursor.icns. I tried renaming it to Cursor.icns, but the issue persists.

The Cursor app has full disk access, and all the directories involved have read-write privileges, so I’m unsure what’s causing this.

From what I understand, Cursor is a fork or wrapper around VS Code, so it seems like the permissions are being handled weird. Has anyone experienced this or found a fix?

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Hey, which version of Cursor are you using?

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Version: 0.44.11

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Do you have an enabled toggle for the cursor here?

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Yea i wrote that in my question.

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Try reinstalling Cursor by following this guide:

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That doesn’t work in my case i continue to have the same issue unfortunately.

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Look at a similar issue, there’s a solution there. Try it and let me know if it doesn’t work for you.