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Cursor AI editor user loses two weeks of work after accidental chat rollback

A user of the Cursor AI-powered code editor accidentally reverted their chat history and file changes by editing an old message. This action appears to have rolled back two weeks of work, including numerous chat messages and file modifications. The user is seeking methods to recover their lost progress, as they did not use Git or a separate repository and are unsure if Cursor automatically creates local checkpoints. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential data loss risks and the need for robust version control in AI-integrated development tools.

RANK_REASON User-reported issue with a specific software product.

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Cursor AI editor user loses two weeks of work after accidental chat rollback

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/GlobalTune8849 ·

    Accidentally edited an old Cursor chat message and lost 2 weeks of chat + file changes, can I recover the later branch/checkpoints?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m using Cursor on macOS, and I may have caused a serious rollback by accident.</p> <p>I had an active Cursor Agent chat where I had done around two weeks of work: lots of messages, code changes, and progress. I accidentally clicked on a very ol…