# Protect Files from Accidental Changes with a Lock Feature **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests\ **Created:** [February 23, 2025, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/protect-files-from-accidental-changes-with-a-lock-feature/53563 "2025-02-23T19:44:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![phkoenig](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/phkoenig/32/28712_2.png) [@phkoenig](https://forum.cursor.com/u/phkoenig)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/protect-files-from-accidental-changes-with-a-lock-feature/53563/1 "2025-02-23T19:44:41Z")
**Description:** I would love to see a feature that allows me to lock certain files from my codebase in Cursor AI, preventing them from being accidentally modified by the AI. This would be incredibly useful for protecting working files that are already correct and should not be altered. **Proposed Solution:** Introduce a small lock symbol next to files in the interface. When clicked, this lock would prevent Cursor AI from making any changes to the file, ensuring that important documents remain untouched unless the user explicitly unlocks them. **Benefits:** - **Data Integrity:** Ensures that critical files are not altered unintentionally. - **User Confidence:** Provides peace of mind when working with sensitive or finalized documents. - **Efficiency:** Saves time by avoiding the need to revert unwanted changes. **Use Case:** Imagine working on a project where certain files are already finalized and should not be changed. With a file locking feature, users can confidently work alongside Cursor AI without worrying about accidental modifications to their important documents. **Thanks for considering this feature!** ---
**Author:** ![nick2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ec8ea/32.png) [@nick2](https://forum.cursor.com/u/nick2)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/protect-files-from-accidental-changes-with-a-lock-feature/53563/2 "2025-02-24T11:15:02Z")
Something like cursor.lock. Great idea, +1. ---
**Author:** ![mwjt42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/mwjt42/32/7270_2.png) [@mwjt42](https://forum.cursor.com/u/mwjt42)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/protect-files-from-accidental-changes-with-a-lock-feature/53563/3 "2025-02-24T18:29:30Z")
YES! Great idea. +1 ---
**Author:** ![indigoae](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/indigoae/32/35457_2.png) [@indigoae](https://forum.cursor.com/u/indigoae)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/protect-files-from-accidental-changes-with-a-lock-feature/53563/4 "2025-03-29T01:11:16Z")
This would be very helpful to prevent regression which is a big problem. (can’t use cursorignore because it still needs it for context) ---
**Author:** ![condor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/condor/32/73148_2.png) [@condor](https://forum.cursor.com/u/condor)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/protect-files-from-accidental-changes-with-a-lock-feature/53563/5 "2025-03-29T01:11:39Z")
How about using git for this purpose? ---
**Author:** ![indigoae](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/indigoae/32/35457_2.png) [@indigoae](https://forum.cursor.com/u/indigoae)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/protect-files-from-accidental-changes-with-a-lock-feature/53563/6 "2025-03-29T21:01:15Z")
The problem is not reverting, is that the AI includes it as part of the changes it makes. You have to aggressively prompt it not to, and on long agentic chains it stops adhering. Yes, you can revert, but then you lost that whole editing chain. On the other hand, if it failed to make the change and there was some error or reminder that this file is frozen and why, then it would do its “Okay let me try this another way” process and figure something else out. ---
**Author:** ![sris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@sris](https://forum.cursor.com/u/sris)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/protect-files-from-accidental-changes-with-a-lock-feature/53563/7 "2025-05-22T00:15:55Z")
i actually would like Cursor to not make any changes to my files without getting approval on each change. What i have noticed is that it goes ahead and makes all the changes before the user clicks ‘Accept’ on each change or ‘Accept File’ for all changes. Is there a way to prevent Cursor from making changes to files without user approval ? That seems like a basic feature the tool should have. ---
**Author:** ![macdonjo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/macdonjo/32/61768_2.png) [@macdonjo](https://forum.cursor.com/u/macdonjo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/protect-files-from-accidental-changes-with-a-lock-feature/53563/8 "2025-06-11T05:17:57Z")
This would be nice. Cursor breaks too much stuff, and touches things it should not. ---
**Author:** ![jamesvillarrubia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/jamesvillarrubia/32/78932_2.png) [@jamesvillarrubia](https://forum.cursor.com/u/jamesvillarrubia)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/protect-files-from-accidental-changes-with-a-lock-feature/53563/9 "2025-09-05T19:44:48Z")
I was tired of waiting… so I just built it: [Lockor](https://open-vsx.org/extension/lockor/lockor)