Cursor Was Using 50GB of Memory - The Cause Was a Nested `.cursor` Folder

I recently hit a fairly ridiculous issue while running a Next.js app. My Mac started slowing down badly, and Activity Monitor showed: Cursor: 50GB+ memory Chrome: 16GB+ memory At first, I assumed the app had a memory leak. I checked the usual suspects: React render loops leaking useEffect hooks timers and listeners without cleanup excessive console logging large client-side renders Next.js cache problems I also cleared .next, restarted the dev server, restarted Cursor, and checked for unusually