# Lost prompt after connecting to a directory (first use)

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**Created:** [April 30, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/lost-prompt-after-connecting-to-a-directory-first-use/85399 "2025-04-30T17:44:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/lost-prompt-after-connecting-to-a-directory-first-use/85399/2 "2025-04-30T19:49:58Z")

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For now there is no extension or builtin feature as far as I know which exports chats from other directories which you closed, you could though check the chat database (sqlite) in the application support directory if there are such entries. Just make sure to not open the db while cursor is open, you can back it up.

Opening Cursor in a different directory cant show the another directory’s chat, since its dependent on the active ‘project directory’. Though if you remember where it was open at begin it could be retrieved in Cursor if you open it that way again. (close all other instances)

Specstory has built an extension that actually does export the chat history while you are using Cursor, in the current project directory. That would help prevent the loss of next chats.

> [@Built a Cursor Extension to save and share chat and composer history](https://forum.cursor.com/t/built-a-cursor-extension-to-save-and-share-chat-and-composer-history/35314):
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> The team and I over at [SpecStory](https://specstory.com/) are huge fans of and avid Cursor users. We all use it daily. Many have indicated on the forums and elsewhere that having persistent access to the chat and composer history in your project folder + elsewhere would be a big unlock. We agree! We built an extension that works with Cursor Version: 0.43.6 that allows you to easily save your history to a markdown file that you can locally version and render + share with others if you’d like. Install it from [Visual St…](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=SpecStory.specstory-vscode)

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