Updates wipe all history

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Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue, and it usually happens when there isn’t enough free disk space during an update.

Try restoring the chat history, the data might still be saved locally:

Windows path:

  • C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\Cursor\User\workspaceStorage\
  • Open the project subfolders and find state.vscdb using DB Browser for SQLite
  • Search for keys like workbench.panel.aichat.view... or workbench.panel.composerChatViewPanel...
  • Also check C:\Users\<YourUsername>\.cursor\projects\<project_name>\agent-transcripts

Full instructions: How to extract full chat history from workstorage - #2 by deanrie

For the future:

  • Free up disk space before updates, this is the main cause of data loss
  • Install the SpecStory extension for automatic chat backups
  • You can postpone updates if you’re working on a critical project

Let me know if you manage to recover anything.