My cursor keeps crashing after used settings sync

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I recently installed the settings sync extension to sync my configs, but the app keeps crashing at first open, even reinstall can’t save it.

Steps to Reproduce

use settings sync

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

the latest

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

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Hey, looks like there’s an issue: state.vscdb is corrupted, probably due to a conflict with the Settings Sync extension.

Try this workaround:

  • Close Cursor completely
  • Open C:\Users\14245\AppData\Roaming\Cursor\User in File Explorer
  • Find files with “corrupted” in the name, or just delete the globalStorage folder
  • Start Cursor again

Warning: this may reset some settings.

Alternative (if you want to keep your data):

  • Back up the whole folder C:\Users\14245\AppData\Roaming\Cursor
  • Delete only the state.vscdb file from globalStorage
  • Restart Cursor

Related thread with fixes: Opening the cursor doesn't load anything

Let me know if it doesn’t help and we can try a few other options.

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Thanks for your help! I fixed the issue by rolling back Cursor to version 2.2.44, and it hasn’t occurred again so far. I think it could be related to the latest version.