Why do companies change things that work

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Why when something works do companies just change it so it becomes rubbish

When I first started using cursor the IDE was what attracted me to cursor over other Ai as no other had the great IDE to see code and work with files etc direct.

It just used to work, click cursor desktop icon (I am on Linux) and it loaded current project with chat history and was great, could flick to another project just by opening directory or workspace and everything worked.

Now it opens in Agent window even with open in agent default clicked off and I have to then click editor, close the agent window, my old chat has archived and what ever I try I cant open so cant scroll back too see old changes etc

Why change the ide like it was as I see many posts by people moaning of the same problem and I bet were just the little people as with all companies

Disgruntled User

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And I see many posts with same issue and its change this, turn on that but it used to work how we all seem we liked it

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Hey, Rob. I get the frustration. Default changes like this are really annoying, especially when they break your usual flow.

About the Agents Window opening by default: in version 3.3.30 they added a toggle that fixes this. Go to Cursor Settings > Agents and turn off Open Agents Window on startup. After that, Cursor should start in Editor mode like before.

To update: Ctrl+Shift+P > Attempt Update, then restart Cursor. The rollout is gradual, so the update might not show up right away.

While you’re waiting, here are a couple Linux workarounds:

  • Shift+Ctrl+N opens an Editor window
  • From a terminal: cursor . --classic

About the old chat history, can you clarify a bit. When you open the Editor window, is the chat history in the sidebar not showing at all, or is it showing but it’s the wrong one. A screenshot would really help confirm what’s happening. Sometimes after the redesign, old chats are still available via the chat panel in the Editor, but if they’re truly missing for you, that’s a separate issue and we can dig in.

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Hi Dean

I done the above but still opens in agent mode

With regards to archived chat I have replied on my other post: Issue with opening archived chat history

I have added screenshot here and it just shows archive with drop down arrow, you click arrow faces down but nothing

Kind Regards

Rob

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Hey Rob,

For both items, we’re aware of both issues on our side. Fixes are in progress, but I can’t share a specific ETA yet.

  1. Agents Window still opens by default

This is a known issue. The Open Agents Window on startup toggle doesn’t cover every case where Glass forces it to open. Working Linux workarounds:

  • Launch from terminal: cursor . --classic to open the Editor directly for the current project
  • Or edit your desktop icon or .desktop file and add --classic to Exec, so clicking the icon always opens the Editor
  • Or press Ctrl+Shift+N after startup to open a clean Editor window
  1. Archived won’t expand

Since you confirmed the workspace folders and agent-transcripts/ are in ~/.cursor/projects/, your data isn’t lost. This is a known bug where the session index doesn’t rebuild after an upgrade. The Archived group in the UI stays empty or not clickable until the index picks up the files. Unfortunately, I don’t have a reliable workaround right now to force the UI to pick them up. The transcript files are readable though, you can open them in a text editor as JSON if you urgently need to view a specific older session, but I know that’s not a replacement for the sidebar working properly.