There are a few ways to transfer chats:
- Cursor Chat Transfer (extension) recommended
- Export/import chats between workspaces and devices
- Chats show up in Cursor’s native UI
- Open VSX: Open VSX Registry
- Manual transfer (if you need all data)
- Copy the Cursor folders to the new device:
- macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/workspaceStorage
- macOS:
- Important: your project paths must match
- Detailed guide: How to Migrate Cursor AI Chats from Old Machine to a New Machine (Same Codebase)
- Alternatives
- SpecStory: automatic chat backups