Sidebar is hidden by default everytime i open a new folder

[luci007]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Every time I open a new folder, the Sidebar is hidden and the Search Agent is shown by default—this is really frustrating.

I want the Sidebar to always be visible and the Search Agent to always be hidden by default.

I am attaching screen recording: one showing the current state and another showing how I want the default to be.

Steps to Reproduce

• create a new folder and some file
• drag the folder into the cursor ide

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.2.14 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 1685afce45886aa5579025ac7e077fc3d4369c50
Date: 2025-12-11T01:12:35.790Z (13 hrs ago)
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

Yes - Cursor is unusable

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report. Most likely, you have Agent mode enabled by default. Please try the following:

• Switch from the Agent layout to the editor: Cmd+E
• Hide the Agent search panel: Cmd+Alt+S - use this

Let me know if this works.

[luci007]

Thanks, also the sidebar width is too big. Even when i resize it and reload and add any new folder it agains reset back to the same default width

[deanrie]

Thanks for the info. Try resetting the layout via the Command Palette:

1. Open the Command Palette: Cmd + Shift + P
2. Type: View: Reset View Locations
3. Run the command

If the issue still happens after resetting the layout, it might be worth updating to the latest version. A lot of similar layout issues were fixed in recent releases.

Let me know if resetting the layout fixed the sidebar width issue.