# Memory Error IDE stop

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/memory-error-ide-stop/151095>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** chat, crashes, performance\
**Created:** [February 6, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/memory-error-ide-stop/151095 "2026-02-06T20:38:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Raimundo\_Carvalhedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@Raimundo\_Carvalhedo](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Raimundo_Carvalhedo)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/memory-error-ide-stop/151095/1 "2026-02-06T20:38:13Z")

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### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

### Describe the Bug

My AI Cursor stopped working after several hours of use. I don’t know if it was because of a very long conversation, but I had to restart the application. It lost the history of recent projects, and the last chat window, which displays “Loading Chat,” doesn’t reopen the chat.

### Steps to Reproduce

I don’t know how you can reproduce this bug, but it’s the second time it’s happened.

### Operating System

Windows 10/11

### Version Information

Version: 2.4.28 (user setup)  
VSCode Version: 1.105.1  
Commit: f3f5cec40024283013878b50c4f9be4002e0b580  
Date: 2026-02-03T00:56:18.293Z  
Build Type: Stable  
Release Track: Default  
Electron: 39.2.7  
Chromium: 142.0.7444.235  
Node.js: 22.21.1  
V8: 14.2.231.21-electron.0  
OS: Windows\_NT x64 10.0.26200

### Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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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:** [February 7, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/memory-error-ide-stop/151095/3 "2026-02-07T16:55:14Z")

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Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue with a corrupted database after long sessions.

Try recovering your history using this guide: [Tutorial: How to Fix “Loading Chat” and Recover History](https://forum.cursor.com/t/tutorial-how-to-fix-loading-chat-and-recover-history-cursor-v2-3-x/148023)

Short version:

1. Fully close Cursor (check Task Manager).
2. Open `%APPDATA%\Cursor\User\globalStorage`.
3. If you see a file like `state.vscdb.corrupted.*`, rename it to `state.vscdb` (you can move the old `state.vscdb` and `state.vscdb.backup` into an `OLD` folder).
4. Launch Cursor.

For next time, export important chats via the chat menu (three dots \> Export Chat). It’ll save them as Markdown.

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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:** [March 1, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/memory-error-ide-stop/151095/4 "2026-03-01T16:55:37Z")

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