Finally Cursor ignores .env files :+1: This is huge for privacy and security. I checked in version 0.49.4 [cursor-ignores-env-files-now] [cursor-ignores-env-files-now-2] The global ignore files feature is :fire: [image] Cursor – Ignore Files Control which files Cursor's AI features…

Hey, you can also disable this if you need to. [image] UNBLOCK .env.local How To You can remove this specific file from the global settings, let me know if that helps [CleanShot 2025-04-21 at 21.23.24@2x]

Thanks for the info Dean. Appreciate it. My workflow needs these files to be blocked. So I’m a happy Cursor user with this update, Cheers :victory_hand:

[PRIVACY] Cursor ignores .env files now

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deanrie (Dean Rie) April 22, 2025, 9:28pm 2

Hey, you can also disable this if you need to.

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[PRIVACY] Cursor ignores .env files now

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