# \[MacOS\] - Cursor freeze at startup

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/macos-cursor-freeze-at-startup/68293>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [March 22, 2025, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/macos-cursor-freeze-at-startup/68293 "2025-03-22T11:46:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![FaureAlexis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/faurealexis/32/39465_2.png) [@FaureAlexis](https://forum.cursor.com/u/FaureAlexis)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/macos-cursor-freeze-at-startup/68293/1 "2025-03-22T11:46:21Z")

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Hey there,

I can’t open cursor anymore, it keep freezing. I reinstalled completely and it still doesnt work.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/6/c/6c9a601600a9c1465ad35e20fea49b506493804d.jpeg)

Apple M3 Pro - 18 gb RAM - Macos 15.2

Cursor :

```auto
Version: 0.47.9
VSCode Version: 1.96.2
Commit: b6fb41b5f36bda05cab7109606e7404a65d1ff30
Date: 2025-03-21T19:00:03.901Z
Electron: 34.3.4
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.18.3
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.2.0

```

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/macos-cursor-freeze-at-startup/68293/2 "2025-03-22T11:47:35Z")

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Hey, did you reinstall Cursor following this guide?

> **[Cursor – Common Issues](https://docs.cursor.com/troubleshooting/common-issues#how-do-i-uninstall-cursor%3F)**
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> Guide for troubleshooting common Cursor app issues including updates, login, and connectivity problems

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**Author:** ![FaureAlexis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/faurealexis/32/39465_2.png) [@FaureAlexis](https://forum.cursor.com/u/FaureAlexis)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/macos-cursor-freeze-at-startup/68293/3 "2025-03-22T11:50:21Z")

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Yes. Really annoying. Maybe it’s some config or lib but i don’t changed anything or upgraded my system

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/macos-cursor-freeze-at-startup/68293/4 "2025-03-22T11:51:30Z")

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Have you tried opening another project or disabling plugins?

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**Author:** ![FaureAlexis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/faurealexis/32/39465_2.png) [@FaureAlexis](https://forum.cursor.com/u/FaureAlexis)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/macos-cursor-freeze-at-startup/68293/5 "2025-03-22T12:44:53Z")

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yes, it work fine before I open any project

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/macos-cursor-freeze-at-startup/68293/6 "2025-03-22T12:57:25Z")

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Try renaming this project.

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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:** [April 21, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/macos-cursor-freeze-at-startup/68293/7 "2025-04-21T12:58:13Z")

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