Describe the Bug
After a long time of using Cursor, I’ve noticed that focusing/unfocusing the window has become very slow. At the same time, closing the editor triggers a popup with “Saving UX state” message, which takes a couple of seconds. I’ve managed to narrow it down to globalStorage folder being too large, after deleting it ($HOME/.config/Cursor/globalStorage) and reconfiguring Cursor again, the UI feels much faster.
Steps to Reproduce
Have a large Cursor config.
Unfocus the window.
Refocus and notice that tabs are not clicking and you can’t type.
Expected Behavior
Fast and furious UI.
Operating System
Linux
Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
Version: 1.2.0
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: eb5fa4768da0747b79dc34f0b79ab20dbf582020
Date: 2025-07-01T19:54:35.986Z
Electron: 34.5.1
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.0
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.15.2-arch1-1
Additional Information
This might be a VSCode bug: VSCode 1.66 slow, laggy when re-focusing/switching back to editing from another window or program · Issue #146737 · microsoft/vscode · GitHub
Does this stop you from using Cursor
No - Cursor works, but with this issue