# Project Not Opening **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [October 2, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/project-not-opening/135859 "2025-10-02T18:17:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eddiebauer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/eddiebauer/32/81877_2.png) [@eddiebauer](https://forum.cursor.com/u/eddiebauer)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/project-not-opening/135859/1 "2025-10-02T18:17:44Z")
### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE ### Describe the Bug I can’t open my project. I have tried reinstalling but no luck. ### Steps to Reproduce Open your project it won’t open. ### Expected Behavior Project should open. ### Screenshots / Screen Recordings ![project not opening.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/6/b/6be253d642801333c45710bf00b25ba76a4b3c14.png) ### Operating System MacOS ### Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy) Version: 1.7.28 VSCode Version: 1.99.3 Commit: adb0f9e3e4f184bba7f3fa6dbfd72ad0ebb8cfd0 Date: 2025-10-01T02:45:21.769Z Electron: 34.5.8 Chromium: 132.0.6834.210 Node.js: 20.19.1 V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0 OS: Darwin arm64 25.0.0 ### For AI issues: which model did you use? I am unable to open my project. As such, it is not possible for me to have used an AI model. ### For AI issues: add Request ID with privacy disabled I am unable to open my project. As such, it is not possible for me to have used an AI model. ### Does this stop you from using Cursor Yes - Cursor is unusable ---
**Author:** ![eddiebauer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/eddiebauer/32/81877_2.png) [@eddiebauer](https://forum.cursor.com/u/eddiebauer)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/project-not-opening/135859/2 "2025-10-02T18:32:34Z")
can someone please help me i dont have friends and i think my parents dont like me ---
**Author:** ![eddiebauer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/eddiebauer/32/81877_2.png) [@eddiebauer](https://forum.cursor.com/u/eddiebauer)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/project-not-opening/135859/3 "2025-10-02T18:46:53Z")
Idk if it’s my antidepressants not working but nothing’s really working out ---
**Author:** ![TRTRTRTR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/trtrtrtr/32/81381_2.png) [@TRTRTRTR](https://forum.cursor.com/u/TRTRTRTR)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/project-not-opening/135859/4 "2025-10-02T20:35:56Z")
Maybe you should downgrade and try again because this 1.7 is a very sick version ---
**Author:** ![MidnightOak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/midnightoak/32/77882_2.png) [@MidnightOak](https://forum.cursor.com/u/MidnightOak)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/project-not-opening/135859/5 "2025-10-02T21:23:20Z")
> [@eddiebauer](#): > > i dont have friends and i think my parents dont like me It’s okay, us strangers on the cursor forum, we like you. ---
**Author:** ![eddiebauer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/eddiebauer/32/81877_2.png) [@eddiebauer](https://forum.cursor.com/u/eddiebauer)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/project-not-opening/135859/6 "2025-10-02T23:40:23Z")
I downgraded to v1.4 and now I get this. It’s an improvement in that I get the left and right outlines of the cursor window but my project still doesn’t open. ![v1.4](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/9/1/9107fe8a9dc65c5782e21bc584aab2f36e23e559.png) ---
**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:** [October 3, 2025, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/project-not-opening/135859/7 "2025-10-03T06:53:01Z")
Hey, that’s strange. Could you try closing the project using File → Close Window, and then press `Cmd + O` to open it? If this doesn’t help, try renaming your project and opening it. The issue might be related to the chat history, which could be preventing your project from opening. Also, if this doesn’t work, open the DevTools panel to detect any errors. ---
**Author:** ![eddiebauer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/eddiebauer/32/81877_2.png) [@eddiebauer](https://forum.cursor.com/u/eddiebauer)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/project-not-opening/135859/8 "2025-10-03T07:10:51Z")
I tried closing and reopening just now but it’s the same issue. I was actually trying Cursor for the first time so there is no chat history. But since then I switched back to VS Code since I couldn’t let a tool stop me. The great lock-in is going on and I can’t risk losing focus. But if you would like to hop on a Zoom/Teams meeting to look into this issue and make sure this doesn’t happen to other users, I would be glad to do that. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/project-not-opening/135859/9 "2025-10-25T07:10:53Z")
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