Two account one user, how?

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in contrast to this:

how to do 2 account, 1 user?
when i logout and then login, looks like cursor ide will reindex the code base.

wish it be done smoothly. thanks

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i have three computer(my owned,all me) use the same cursor account ~ i think they dont mind it, I think they may be more concerned about the usage.

i have many project and not enconter the reindex problem~

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i wann use two accounts in the same ONE PC.

suppose i paid 2 paid pro accouts. how?

thanks

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Wow, your requirement is really rare, and your projects still uses the same ?

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yeah. actually one can do so.

you case use cursor/vscode alongside vscode insider

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Ok, this is my use case. I work for a company which has BYOD policy, but they share software licenses. In this case they shared a company membership.

However, I have personal projects and/or opensource. Regardless of “don’t worry, we won’t let know your employer about other projects we respect privacy yada yada”, I prefer to pay for the work I do in my own time with my own resources.

I think, using that license is taking advantage of that company that kindly provided the key for the work I’m mean to be doing for them.

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If you want you can use 2 instances of cursor and have a different licence on each one. here is how on mac :

1. Duplicate the Cursor Application

  • Open Finder and go to /Applications.
  • Duplicate Cursor.app → rename it to Cursor_perso.app.

2. Create a Separate Configuration Folder

  • Choose a folder for the new configuration, for example: ~/.cursor-profile-2.

3. Launch the Second Instance

Use this command in the terminal:

/Applications/Cursor_perso.app/Contents/MacOS/Cursor --user-data-dir=$HOME/.cursor-profile-2 --extensions-dir=$HOME/.cursor-profile-2/extensions

4. Copy Profile Configurations (Optional)

User Settings (profiles, shortcuts)

mkdir -p ~/.cursor-profile-2/User
cp -R ~/Library/Application\ Support/Cursor/User/* ~/.cursor-profile-2/User/

5. Create an Alias (Optional)

Add this to ~/.zshrc:

alias cursorperso='/Applications/Cursor_perso.app/Contents/MacOS/Cursor --user-data-dir=$HOME/.cursor-profile-2 --extensions-dir=$HOME/.cursor-profile-2/extensions'

Then execute:

source ~/.zshrc

6. Create a Custom App (Optional)

  • Open Automator > New Application.
  • Add “Run Shell Script” with the same code as the alias:
alias cursorperso='/Applications/Cursor_perso.app/Contents/MacOS/Cursor --user-data-dir=$HOME/.cursor-profile-2 --extensions-dir=$HOME/.cursor-profile-2/extensions'
  • Save as Cursor Perso launcher.app in ~/Applications.
  • Change the icon via “Get Info” and paste a custom image.
  • Add the launcher to the dock.
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