Source control disappeared from the secondary sidebar

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

With the latest update, my source control panel which was configured to be on the secondary sidebar (on the right) disappeared and I’m fully unable to recover it, even to bring it back to the primary sidebar. It’s incredibly frustrating how the UI keeps changing and breaking the day-to-day flow, requiring time to figure out how to fix.

Steps to Reproduce

I’m not sure which setting caused it to be in the secondary sidebar in the first place.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 3.0.4 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 63715ffc1807793ce209e935e5c3ab9b79fddc80
Date: 2026-04-02T09:36:23.265Z
Layout: editor
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

1 Like
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Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue after the 3.0 update. The secondary sidebar is now reserved for the chat or agent pane, and view containers like Source Control, Terminal, and Extensions that used to live there can get lost during migration.

Two workaround options:

  • Open the Command Palette with Ctrl+Shift+P and run View: Reset View Locations. This should bring Source Control back to the primary sidebar on the left.
  • If you want the old secondary sidebar behavior back completely, open Settings, search for Open chat as editor tabs, and turn it off. After that, the secondary sidebar should behave like standard VS Code again.

The team is aware of this limitation. A few users hit the same thing after 3.0. Your report helps with prioritization.

Let me know if either option worked.