Linked Questions
13 questions linked to/from TortoiseGit save user authentication / credentials
139 votes
20 answers
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How to resolve "git did not exit cleanly (exit code 128)" error on TortoiseGit?
I've run into this serious error while committing, and created a bug report. I keep getting this error on TortoiseGit operations: git did not exit cleanly (exit code 128) I've reinstalled the ...
94 votes
18 answers
121k views
Tortoisegit asking password
I just started to work on Git. I use windows 7 and has installed msysgit(1.7.8) and Tortoisegit(1.7.6). The repository is created on Linux server which is accessible thru LAN. The issue I'm facing is ...
69 votes
3 answers
79k views
Remove saved credentials from TortoiseGit
My credentials are saved in TortoiseGit (using Wincred) but my password changed. The only way for me to pull from the repository now is to remove the Credential Helper. How can I simply change the ...
43 votes
6 answers
32k views
Can I use GitHub's 2-Factor Authentication with TortoiseGit?
We like TortoiseGit, and want to take advantage of GitHub's 2-Factor Authentication...but the two don't seem to want to work together.
7 votes
5 answers
5k views
TortoiseGit doesn't add files automatically
When I create a new file in a git tracked folder and click commit it doesn't show for commit. If I want to show it, I need to right click, then click Add ... then to commit it. Other users can commit ...
4 votes
4 answers
6k views
TortoiseGit Credential helper never works for me
This has been torturing me for a long time since I first began to use TortoiseGit 1.8.5. The credential helper is there, but it never works! I googled a lot, but none of the methods worked, eg, ...
5 votes
2 answers
2k views
TortoiseGit asking for password on password-less login setup
After months of uninterrupted password-less work, my TortoiseGit started to ask me for a password on some of my remotes, when pushing / pulling. I'm seeking a solution to fix this, as this can drive ...
4 votes
1 answer
4k views
Get TortoiseGit to remember my passphrase (no putty)
I run TortoiseGit and it has run well for months. but no matter what I cannot make it remember my passphrase. I installed it using msysgit ssh instead of TortoiseGit(as I once had some putty problems,...
1 vote
2 answers
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TortoiseGIT - wincred not available
I have just installed a fresh copy of TortoiseGIT 1.8.7.0 Stable version for 32-bit. I just noticed this problem when I'm setting up password caching for GitHub. Does anyone know how should I fix this?...
2 votes
1 answer
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Setting up TortoiseGit for multiple repositories
I like using TortoiseGit for source control but I remain confused on how to set it up for use with multiple repositories. Assume I have two projects I am working on. One is hosted on Bitbucket and ...
0 votes
2 answers
2k views
Why can't I get a credential manager to save my password in TortoiseGit?
TortoiseGit keeps asking for my password when I interact with a remote. I've just (re-)installed Git v2.7.4 and TortoiseGit v2.0 but when I go to credential manager and set these settings as most of ...
0 votes
1 answer
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TortoiseGit: How to logout?
I checked out a project from gitlab using username A.(with tortoisegit) Now I'd like to check out an other project from Gitlab with user B. Unfortunately tortoisegit doesn`t ask for my crendentials ...
0 votes
1 answer
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Bypass .net framework requirement for git-bash / git for windows
.Net Framework requirement / git credential manager core I have been given a virtual workstation that has quite a few restrictions. Among them, I see that I am unable to install the .net framework 4.7....