Location of ~/.git-credentials file in Windows 10?

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I searched but couldn't find the path of ~/.git-credentials in my Windows 10 machine. git documentation says that it stores username and password in plain-text in ~/.git-credentials. I want to verify it by opening the file manually.

It's in your user `HOME` directory. `~` is Unix HOME – clamentjohn Sep 07 '18 at 06:42 — clamentjohn, Sep 07 '18 at 06:42

score 21 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 13 '20 at 15:43

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On windows 10, git user credentials are now stored with the Credential Manager.

answered Aug 13 '20 at 15:43

Chengbin XIA

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Is there a way to change that? Have it written to a user selected path? – Royi May 19 '21 at 12:02
@Royi, try the answer here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/37185202/277504. (Remove `helper = manager` from the git system-level config.) – Arthur Hebert-Ryan Feb 12 '23 at 23:07

Mikhail Burshteyn · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-07T06:45:53.843

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It is located at %UserProfile%\.git-credentials, which corresponds to C:\Users\<username>\.git-credentials (unless you've modified the registry to move your user's profile directory elsewhere).

Generally, ~ refes to the user's home directory on Linux, and many cross-platform tools which store data in ~ on Linux (including git) store their data in the user's home directory on Windows as well.

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answered Sep 07 '18 at 06:41

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Or, if you modified the registry to change your user directory, `%UserProfile%\.git-credentials` – iBug Sep 07 '18 at 06:42
thanks bud, didn't know about ~ equivalent on windows – GorvGoyl Sep 07 '18 at 07:04

Location of ~/.git-credentials file in Windows 10?

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