# Suddenly cursor starts but is irresponsive **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [October 27, 2024, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/suddenly-cursor-starts-but-is-irresponsive/24873 "2024-10-27T05:49:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Softwool15](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/softwool15/32/9873_2.png) [@Softwool15](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Softwool15)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/suddenly-cursor-starts-but-is-irresponsive/24873/1 "2024-10-27T05:49:09Z")
Everything worked fine and without changing the project i’m working on or changing settings i cant work with cursor anymore. I start the app and it opens, populates the diffferent frames and then it gets irresponsive and after a time Ii get “Window not responding”. Waiting does not help, restarting does not help. I managed to close all editor windows, deleted .aiconfig and reinstalled cursor. When opening another project everything works fine so it seems that cursor wants to load something wrong. CPU and memory are fine while cursor is irresponsive. Anyone any idea ? Your help would be rly appreciated. I love this tool because even without Python knowledge it allows me to do fantastic things 🙂 Wolfgang Added: VSC can open the folder without problems ---
**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 27, 2024, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/suddenly-cursor-starts-but-is-irresponsive/24873/2 "2024-10-27T09:34:43Z")
Hi @Softwool15 Did you reinstall Cursor following this guide? > **[Cursor - Build Software Faster](https://docs.cursor.com/troubleshooting/common-issues#how-do-i-uninstall-cursor)** > > Built to make you extraordinarily productive, Cursor is the best way to code with AI. ---
**Author:** ![Softwool15](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/softwool15/32/9873_2.png) [@Softwool15](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Softwool15)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/suddenly-cursor-starts-but-is-irresponsive/24873/3 "2024-10-27T10:11:41Z")
Hi, thx, everything fine now :-)))))) And back to coding without a real clue 🙂 FUN ! ---
**Author:** ![Softwool15](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/softwool15/32/9873_2.png) [@Softwool15](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Softwool15)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/suddenly-cursor-starts-but-is-irresponsive/24873/4 "2024-10-27T10:51:09Z")
Was too fast. Back to the problem again… Anyone any additional idea ? Its so strange. Could work for half an hozr or sao and now same problem again. reinstall does not help ☹ ---
**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 27, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/suddenly-cursor-starts-but-is-irresponsive/24873/5 "2024-10-27T11:00:41Z")
Hey, try checking the logs, maybe there’s an issue there. Also, try starting in `cursor --disable-extensions` mode, maybe it’s because of some extension. > **[Cursor - Build Software Faster](https://docs.cursor.com/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-guide)** > > Built to make you extraordinarily productive, Cursor is the best way to code with AI. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/2X/7/7b9a201d7f2c9debed6526dd88325c448ab72aa0.png) ---
**Author:** ![Softwool15](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/softwool15/32/9873_2.png) [@Softwool15](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Softwool15)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/suddenly-cursor-starts-but-is-irresponsive/24873/6 "2024-10-27T11:05:34Z")
sry, noob … where do i find the logs ? ---
**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 27, 2024, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/suddenly-cursor-starts-but-is-irresponsive/24873/7 "2024-10-27T11:08:57Z")
> **[Cursor - Build Software Faster](https://docs.cursor.com/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-guide)** > > Built to make you extraordinarily productive, Cursor is the best way to code with AI. ---
**Author:** ![Softwool15](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/softwool15/32/9873_2.png) [@Softwool15](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Softwool15)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/suddenly-cursor-starts-but-is-irresponsive/24873/8 "2024-10-27T11:19:07Z")
this is from the last main.log:2024-10-27 12:11:53.474 [info] update#setState disabled 2024-10-27 12:11:53.475 [info] update#ctor - updates are disabled as there is no update URL 2024-10-27 12:11:53.559 [error] [storage state.vscdb] error checking size of src.vs.platform.reactivestorage.browser.reactiveStorageServiceImpl.persistentStorage.workspaceUser: Error: Unexpected number of rows - 0 2024-10-27 12:11:53.560 [error] [storage state.vscdb] error checking size of composer.composerData: Error: Unexpected number of rows - 0 2024-10-27 12:15:20.758 [info] Extension host with pid 8332 exited with code: 0, signal: unknown. 2024-10-27 12:15:22.420 [error] CodeWindow: detected unresponsive 2024-10-27 12:15:40.676 [error] CodeWindow: detected unresponsive 2024-10-27 12:15:49.553 [info] Extension host with pid 13932 exited with code: 0, signal: unknown. and i now use “C:\Users.…\AppData\Local\Programs\cursor\Cursor.exe” --disable-extensions but same problem - after starting it immediately gets unrespronsive after filling the different frames which is fast. Using another project works without problems. ---
**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 27, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/suddenly-cursor-starts-but-is-irresponsive/24873/9 "2024-10-27T11:38:59Z")
Try clearing the cache or reinstalling Cursor with these guides: > **[Clearing the Cache in Visual Studio Code](https://dev.to/eddiegulay/clearing-the-cache-in-visual-studio-code-5d1d)** > > A Comprehensive Guide Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a popular and versatile code editor... > **[Cursor - Build Software Faster](https://docs.cursor.com/troubleshooting/common-issues#how-do-i-uninstall-cursor)** > > Built to make you extraordinarily productive, Cursor is the best way to code with AI. ---
**Author:** ![Softwool15](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/softwool15/32/9873_2.png) [@Softwool15](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Softwool15)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/suddenly-cursor-starts-but-is-irresponsive/24873/10 "2024-10-27T12:12:29Z")
deleted the user folder and it started working again. will come back if it stops again. Thanks for your help, very appreciated ! ---
**Author:** ![japita-se](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/japita-se/32/33531_2.png) [@japita-se](https://forum.cursor.com/u/japita-se)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/suddenly-cursor-starts-but-is-irresponsive/24873/11 "2025-11-15T18:23:02Z")
Same here. Suddenly, Cursor stops responding!