Prompts running during Open Folder go poof

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Describe the Bug

If you use File → Open Folder while there is a chat prompt running, the current window is completely replaced by the new destination including the chat pane. Poof goes your long running/still running AI. Perhaps add a warning/confirmation panel for actions that will blow away the current Cursor project context if there is in-flight work happening?

Steps to Reproduce

start a long prompt. Open Folder.

Expected Behavior

Some kind of confirmation panel, or cause the Open Folder to open a new window.

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.3.41 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 2ca326e0d1ce10956aea33d54c0e2d8c13c58a30
Date: 2026-01-16T19:14:00.150Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.6.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the report.

This is standard VS Code behavior (Cursor is based on it). File → Open Folder replaces the current window completely, including all context.

Workaround: use File → New Window, then open the folder in the new window. That way, the current chat stays in the old window.

I’ll pass this feedback to the team, either to add a warning for in-flight operations or to add an option to open folders in a new window by default.

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Yes, I realize this is legacy behavior from VSCode. As you noted, the issue is how that behavior interacts with Cursor’s differentiated features.

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