go-cursor-help

The tool resets Cursor's identity by modifying system identifiers and local configuration files.

Registry Modification (Windows)

Warning: This tool modifies the system registry.

• Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography
• Key: MachineGuid
• Backup: The tool automatically backs up the original value to %APPDATA%\Cursor\User\globalStorage\backups in the format MachineGuid.backup_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.
• Recovery: To restore, open regedit, navigate to the path above, and manually paste the value from your backup file.

Configuration File Modification

The tool modifies the storage.json file located at:

• Windows: %APPDATA%\Cursor\User\globalStorage\
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/globalStorage/
• Linux: ~/.config/Cursor/User/globalStorage/

It generates new unique identifiers for the following fields:

• telemetry.machineId
• telemetry.macMachineId
• telemetry.devDeviceId
• telemetry.sqmId

The project provides one-click shell and PowerShell scripts to automatically install the tool and reset the Cursor trial period. Choose the command corresponding to your operating system.

macOS

curl -fsSL https://wget.la/https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yuaotian/go-cursor-help/refs/heads/master/scripts/run/cursor_mac_id_modifier.sh -o ./cursor_mac_id_modifier.sh && sudo bash ./cursor_mac_id_modifier.sh && rm ./cursor_mac_id_modifier.sh

Linux

curl -fsSL https://wget.la/https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yuaotian/go-cursor-help/refs/heads/master/scripts/run/cursor_linux_id_modifier.sh | sudo bash

Note: Linux users must have Cursor installed in standard locations (e.g., /usr/bin, /opt/cursor, or via snap) for the script to locate it.

Windows

Run the following in an Administrator PowerShell terminal:

irm https://wget.la/https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yuaotian/go-cursor-help/refs/heads/master/scripts/run/cursor_win_id_modifier.ps1 | iex

To bypass potential proxy/cache issues on Windows, append a timestamp to the URL:

irm "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yuaotian/go-cursor-help/refs/heads/master/scripts/run/cursor_win_id_modifier.ps1?$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMddHHmmss)" | iex

You can reset your Cursor machine code using a single command based on your operating system. This is the fastest way to resolve trial limits or account issues.

macOS

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yuaotian/go-cursor-help/refs/heads/master/scripts/run/cursor_mac_id_modifier.sh -o ./cursor_mac_id_modifier.sh && sudo bash ./cursor_mac_id_modifier.sh && rm ./cursor_mac_id_modifier.sh

Linux

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yuaotian/go-cursor-help/refs/heads/master/scripts/run/cursor_linux_id_modifier.sh | sudo bash 

Windows

Run the following command in an Administrator PowerShell terminal:

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yuaotian/go-cursor-help/refs/heads/master/scripts/run/cursor_win_id_modifier.ps1 | iex

Note for Windows users: To avoid issues with cached scripts from mirrors or proxies, append a timestamp to the URL:

irm "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yuaotian/go-cursor-help/refs/heads/master/scripts/run/cursor_win_id_modifier.ps1?$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMddHHmmss)" | iex

To prevent Cursor from automatically updating to a version that might be incompatible with the reset tool, you can disable the update feature.

Method 1: Using the Built-in Script (Recommended)

When running the reset tool, the script will prompt you: [質問] Cursorの自動更新機能を無効にしますか？ (Do you want to disable Cursor's auto-update feature?) Select 1 to disable it automatically.

Method 2: Manual Disabling

Windows

1. Close all Cursor processes.
2. Delete the directory: %LOCALAPPDATA%\cursor-updater.
3. Create a new file named cursor-updater (with no file extension) in that same location.

macOS

Note: This method is tested for version 0.45.11 and earlier.

# Close Cursor
pkill -f "Cursor"
# Replace app-update.yml with an empty read-only file
cd /Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources
mv app-update.yml app-update.yml.bak
touch app-update.yml
chmod 444 app-update.yml

# Delete the update cache directory
rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Caches/cursor-updater
touch ~/Library/Application\ Support/Caches/cursor-updater

Note: You must also set the update mode to none in Cursor Settings -> Application -> Update to prevent it from checking for updates.

Linux

# Close Cursor
pkill -f "Cursor"
# Delete the update directory and create a block file
rm -rf ~/.config/cursor-updater
touch ~/.config/cursor-updater

To prevent Cursor from automatically updating and potentially reverting changes, follow these steps based on your OS.

macOS

Note: This method is tested only for versions 0.45.11 and below. It does not support 0.46. versions.*

1. Close all Cursor processes:

   pkill -f "Cursor"

2. Replace the update configuration with a read-only empty file:

   cd /Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources
   mv app-update.yml app-update.yml.bak
   touch app-update.yml
   chmod 444 app-update.yml

3. Crucial Step: Open Cursor Settings $\rightarrow$ Application $\rightarrow$ Update, and set Mode to none.
4. (Optional) Clear the cache directory:

   rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Caches/cursor-updater
   touch ~/Library/Application\ Support/Caches/cursor-updater

Windows

1. Close all Cursor processes.
2. Delete the directory: C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Local\cursor-updater.
3. Create a new file named cursor-updater (with no file extension) in that same location.