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Lovable kept regenerating the wrong component

Cursor and Lovable rebuilt the wrong file after a refactor; isolating the import map fixed it.

By Contributor · published 4/17/2026

In plain English

Stop AI tools from editing the wrong files after you rename things by updating your project links first. This simple cleanup ensures the builder focuses on your new work instead of getting stuck on old versions.

# Symptom\nAfter renaming a component, both tools kept editing the old file.\n\n# Fix\nUpdate import paths globally first, then ask the agent to re-read the new file.

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