When I open a file to edit, the entire application freezes and I cannot do anything

Bug Reports
1

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I can do normal things in Cursor until I open a file to edit, then the entire application freezes, preventing my ability to use Cursor at all

Steps to Reproduce

Just open Cursor and click a file to edit

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.0.54 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 7a31bffd467aa2d9adfda69076eb924e9062cb20
Date: 2025-11-03T22:40:44.657Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.5.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

2

Hey, thanks for the report. This matches a known issue in v2.0.43+ on macOS.

Quick fix:

  • Open Command Palette Cmd+Shift+P → Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)
  • Look for "workbench.editor.showTabs": "single"
  • If present, change it to ”multiple" or remove the line
  • Restart Cursor

This setting can cause freezes when opening files in recent versions and has helped several users.

If that doesn’t help:

  • Test without extensions: run cursor --disable-extensions from Terminal
  • Check for console errors: Help > Toggle Developer Tools, then try opening a file

Let me know if changing the setting fixes it.