Hi,
When Cursor decide to update itself (without any user which is another issue) i have an error.
I am prompted with the following message: An error occured while trying to rename a file in the destination diretory:
Movefile failed; code 3.
The system cannot find the path specified.
I can see in task manager the prompt is liked to the following executable in temporary folder:
CodeSetup-stable-2.6.18.exe
I have 3 options:
Try again => the error come back after few seconds
That error (“MoveFile failed; code 3 – The system cannot find the path specified”) during auto-update is a known issue with the Windows updater.
From your screenshot, the update is trying to move a file inside a OneDrive-synced directory, and the filename being operated on is very long (e.g., index-node-test-ts-write-text-over-image-bottom-align-text...). That combination is a common trigger: the OneDrive path prefix (like OneDrive - <OrgName>) adds extra characters, and when combined with deeply nested files inside the Cursor installation, the full path can exceed Windows’ legacy 260-character MAX_PATH limit. When that happens, the underlying MoveFile call can surface as error code 3.
Immediate fix
Download the latest version from Cursor and run the installer manually.
To prevent this in future updates -
Reinstall Cursor to a location that is not synced by OneDrive. The default install path (%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\cursor) typically works—unless your org’s IT policies redirect that folder into OneDrive.
If it is redirected, your IT team may need to (a) exclude the Cursor install directory from OneDrive sync, or (b) approve installing Cursor to a non-synced location.
About auto-updates
If updates are happening without your consent, you can change this in Cursor:
Open Settings (Ctrl+,)
Search for update.mode
Set it to manual (you’ll still be notified, but updates won’t install automatically)
