Opening previously used project results in blank Cursor window

[phev8 (Peter)]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I am trying to open a previously opened project (CMD+SHIFT+N → View all → select project folder). A new cursor window opens, but is completely empty, no errors, nothing. Closing Cursor does not resolve the issue.
If I open the same project for File → Open folder, it opens it correctly, and after this I can open the project normally again.

Steps to Reproduce

I don’t know, what causes the issue, as the UI gives no indication for it. So I don’t know how to trigger it again.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.2.44
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 20adc1003928b0f1b99305dbaf845656ff81f5d0
Date: 2025-12-24T21:41:47.598Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.2.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report.

I can see a screenshot with an empty window. This might be related to the workspace cache. Please try:

1. Open Developer Tools (Help > Toggle Developer Tools) when the empty window appears, then check the Console for errors and share a screenshot.
2. Try clearing the workspace cache: close the project, find ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/workspaceStorage/, and delete the folder for your project (or rename it to be safe). IMPORTANT: your chat history will be lost.
3. Check if this happens with any project, or only with a specific one.

Also helpful:

• CMD+SHIFT+P > Developer: Open Process Explorer, check if all processes started.
• Share your list of installed extensions, especially anything related to Git or workspace management.

For now, you can use File > Open Folder as a workaround. Let me know what you find, it’ll help narrow down the cause.