SourceTree is a Git and Mercurial desktop client for developers on Mac or Windows.
Questions tagged [sourcetree]
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How to ignore a tracked file in git without deleting it?
My team uses sourcetree as our git client. There is a third-party plugin in our project. It needs several configuration files. These files cannot be generated automatically. They store account name, login tokens and some temporary options, which…
Liz
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How to remove rainbow (pride) icon from sourcetree app?
I have a problem with Sourcetree App for Mac.
I do not like the new icon, I prefer the standard one. How to restore it?
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Why does Sourcetree open an authentication window for git.heroku.com?
When I have Sourcetree open, this authentication window will pop up every few minutes:
I've looked through my accounts in the Sourcetree options, and I can't find anything that looks related to this. I remember a long time ago lookng into Heroku…
Svend Hansen
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Sourcetree problems after update to version 2.6.3.0
After update sourcetree to version 2.6.3.0 it's showing a login popup repetitive.
Y put my user/pass and was successful, but after some minutes it show me again the popup.
gemr1423
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What options do I have to use SourceTree (Git GUI) with a Subversion (SVN) repository?
Some open source projects I am interested in have been tracked using Subversion rather than Git. I know nothing about Subversion. Recenly, I have learnt about Git and SourceTree and am very familiar with these two things.
Now the question is, what…
gyuunyuu
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SourceTree keeps asking for Microsoft password
SourceTree insists in asking me to provide Microsoft VisualStudio credentials every few minutes.
It's very annoying. It completely disrupts the work-flow.
I'm working exclussively on php- and linux-based repositories being stored at gitlab,…
Xavi Montero
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Sourcetree Custom Actions - Couldn't posix_spawn: error 8
I am attempting to use Sourcetree Custom Actions to run a shell script:
When I press the hotkey, I instead get the error:
hubSync.sh
Couldn't posix_spawn: error 8
Completed with errors, see above
Why is Sourcetree not running the script?
pkamb
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SourceTree constantly asking for password despite "Always Allow"
SourceTree seems to be forgetting that I hit "Always Allow" but still on every operation (fetch, pull, push) I have to enter my login credentials to macOS keychain.
Daniel W.
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How to set sourcetree's default terminal to iTerm?
When use SourceTree to start the Terminal on the right top side, the system will launch a default terminal. How to set it start iTerm app on macOS?
Miantian
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vsDiffMerge not running as Sourcetree external merge tool
I'm trying to set up vsDiffMerge (from Visual Studio Professional 2017) as my external merge/diff tool for SourceTree. However, when I try to resolve merge conflicts with the external tool, nothing happens. I know I got it to work before, but I had…
inejwstine
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Default browser used by SourceTree for Oauth
On my Windows PC I have Chrome as the default browser, but I have my bitbucket credentials saved under an Edge profile. However, the SourceTree desktop app always loads Chrome to perform OAuth. Is it possible to make SourceTree use Edge for OAuth,…
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Source Tree - shows annoying popup after almost each action
I am using source tree as my versioning tool with git.
I noticed that I always get a popup after trivial actions like creating a new branch. It is annoying and I always have to close it to be able to proceed.
Is there a way to make it only show…
Black
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Setting up SourceTree for the first time on my mac
I am trying to setup SourceTree for the first time on my MacbookPro (Monterey).
On my third screen, I got the Connect a hosted account, I clicked on
I picked basic, and entered my GitHub login and password, but then there is no way for me to change…
EastsideDev
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How to downgrade sourcetree back to 1.9.x?
I thought that maybe upgrading sourcetree to the newest version would rid me of some really annoying bugs. But I was wrong - known bugs got worse and new major issues appeared (for example, the app cannot be restored after being minimized for a…
Tomáš Zato
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Log in to GitHub through SourceTree no longer works when repository settings were changed
I'm getting an error in SourceTree when I try to login after making some changes to the repository.
I've updated the information in the Remote Repository settings dialog path but when I run a commit it shows the old information.
I've also tried…
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