Unable to Update Cursor IDE to Version 3.14.27

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Cursor repeatedly fails to install version 3.14.27, even after selecting “Try Again.” This has been happening for several days and is blocking IDE updates. Please identify the cause and provide troubleshooting steps or a reliable workaround

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I am having same issue.

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@cursor team please fix!

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Hey, thanks for the report and the screenshot. This is a known issue with the macOS updater. The update downloads, but after restart the app swap doesn’t apply, so Cursor rolls back to the old version and shows the toast again. It’s not caused by your project or settings.

Quick way to update right now (your settings, extensions, and chats will stay):

  1. Download the latest build from Cursor · Download
  2. Fully quit Cursor with Cmd+Q
  3. Replace /Applications/Cursor.app with the downloaded version

Since updates have failed for you more than once, the app bundle is probably stuck because of the quarantine attribute. To fix auto-updates going forward, do a clean reinstall:

  • Delete Cursor.app from /Applications, empty Trash, then install the latest build again.
  • If you want to check the attribute manually: xattr -l /Applications/Cursor.app
    • If you see com.apple.quarantine, try xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Cursor.app
    • If the command returns Operation not permitted, then a clean reinstall delete + empty Trash + reinstall is what removes the block.

Make sure you only have one copy of Cursor, and that you’re launching it from /Applications, not from Downloads or a mounted DMG.

We’re tracking the issue, but I can’t share an ETA yet. Let me know how the reinstall goes.

@sockit2me9000 what OS are you on? If it’s Linux, the symptom might be different, so it’s better to start a separate thread so we don’t mix things up.