Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?
Cursor IDE
Describe the Bug
Having the same problem as this previous user:
Describe the Bug
I’m running into a really frustrating issue with Cursor that I’m hoping someone else has experienced and found a solution for.
The Problem:
This has happened 4-5 times now, and it seems like Cursor is somehow causing my entire Finder and Quick Look to completely stop responding. When this happens:
Can’t open ANY files through Finder
Can’t delete ANY files (have to resort to terminal with rm -rf)
Space bar preview (Quick Look) completely broken
Basically my entire file system interaction through the GUI becomes unusable
Current “Solution”:
The only way I’ve found to fix this is to completely nuke Cursor from my system - and I mean COMPLETELY. I have to:
Remove the Cursor application
Hunt down and delete all Cursor-related files (including hidden ones)
Restart my machine
Then reinstall Cursor from scratch
Only after this nuclear approach does my Finder start working again.
Trigger:
I’ve noticed this mostly happens when I’m working with screenshots within Cursor, though I’m not 100% certain that’s the exact trigger.
Setup:
Mac M2 Pro Max
Latest version of Cursor
Has anyone else experienced this? It’s making Cursor pretty much unusable for me since I can’t risk having my entire file system GUI break randomly. Any ideas what might be causing this or potential fixes that don’t involve completely reinstalling every time?
Steps to Reproduce
I’m running into a really frustrating issue with Cursor that I’m hoping someone else has experienced and found a solution for.
The Problem:
This has happened 4-5 times now, and it seems like Cursor is somehow causing my entire Finder and Quick Look to completely stop responding. When this happens:
Can’t open ANY files through Finder
Can’t delete ANY files (have to resort to terminal with rm -rf)
Space bar preview (Quick Look) completely broken
Basically my entire file system interaction through the GUI becomes unusable
Current “Solution”:
The only way I’ve found to fix this is to completely nuke Cursor from my system - and I mean COMPLETELY. I have to:
Remove the Cursor application
Hunt down and delete all Cursor-related files (including hidden ones)
Restart my machine
Then reinstall Cursor from scratch
Only after this nuclear approach does my Finder start working again.
Trigger:
I’ve noticed this mostly happens when I’m working with screenshots within Cursor, though I’m not 100% certain that’s the exact trigger.
Setup:
Mac M2 Pro Max
Latest version of Cursor
Has anyone else experienced this? It’s making Cursor pretty much unusable for me since I can’t risk having my entire file system GUI break randomly. Any ideas what might be causing this or potential fixes that don’t involve completely reinstalling every time?
Expected Behavior
I’m running into a really frustrating issue with Cursor that I’m hoping someone else has experienced and found a solution for.
The Problem:
This has happened 4-5 times now, and it seems like Cursor is somehow causing my entire Finder and Quick Look to completely stop responding. When this happens:
Can’t open ANY files through Finder
Can’t delete ANY files (have to resort to terminal with rm -rf)
Space bar preview (Quick Look) completely broken
Basically my entire file system interaction through the GUI becomes unusable
Current “Solution”:
The only way I’ve found to fix this is to completely nuke Cursor from my system - and I mean COMPLETELY. I have to:
Remove the Cursor application
Hunt down and delete all Cursor-related files (including hidden ones)
Restart my machine
Then reinstall Cursor from scratch
Only after this nuclear approach does my Finder start working again.
Trigger:
I’ve noticed this mostly happens when I’m working with screenshots within Cursor, though I’m not 100% certain that’s the exact trigger.
Setup:
Mac M2 Pro Max
Latest version of Cursor
Has anyone else experienced this? It’s making Cursor pretty much unusable for me since I can’t risk having my entire file system GUI break randomly. Any ideas what might be causing this or potential fixes that don’t involve completely reinstalling every time?
Operating System
MacOS
Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
Version: 1.6.45 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 3ccce8f55d8cca49f6d28b491a844c699b8719a0
Date: 2025-09-22T18:22:38.013Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.1.0
Does this stop you from using Cursor
Yes - Cursor is unusable
Steps to Reproduce
Please read above
Expected Behavior
Please read above
Operating System
MacOS
Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
Please read the above description. I’m having the same issue as a previous post that was closed.
Does this stop you from using Cursor
Yes - Cursor is unusable